F#maj7sus2 Suspended

The F#maj7sus2 chord is built from the notes F# – G# – C# – E#.

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Chord tones, one by one

F#Root

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — F#.

G#Third

Suspended 2nd

A major 2nd replaces the third — the chord sounds open and unresolved (sus2).

C#Fifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

E#Seventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Ionian (major) scale; its characteristic note is the perfect 4th, what sets it apart from Lydian.

🎸 Genres

Pop · Classical · Gospel

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