A suspended chord (or sus chord) is a musical chord in which the (major or minor) third is omitted and replaced with a perfect fourth or a major second. [1] The lack of a minor or a major third in the chord creates an open sound, while the dissonance between the fourth and fifth or second and root creates tension.

Sep 19, 2017 · Sus2 means the Second is played instead of the Third: CDG. A nice sounding voicing for this chord is to stack perfect fifths: C-G-D. Because of it’s open sound it also works well on the bass even in the medium-low range. Sus7 is typically a shortcut for sus4 7, so a sus4 triad with a minor seventh: CFGBb. Sus4 maj7 is possible, but far less common.

Feb 27, 2020 · Usually, when sus is not followed by a number, sus4 is implied. You hear the Asus2 and Asus4 chords used in the song “Brass in Pocket” by The Pretenders. Anytime you replace a major chord’s 3rd with either a 2nd or 4th, you make a sus2 or sus4 chord.

Apr 19, 2012 · A suspended chord, or “sus chord”, is a chord in which the third has been displaced by either of its dissonant neighbouring notes, forming intervals of a major second or (more commonly), a perfect fourth with the root. This results in two distinct chord types: the suspended second (sus2) and the suspended fourth (sus4).

Sep 8, 2016 · So what is a sus chord? A sus chord where the 3rd of the chord (usually major) is changed to either the major 2nd or perfect 4th. For example, let's look at the C major chord. C major is made up of C (root), E (major 3rd) and G (5th). In a sus4, the E would be changed to what is a perfect 4th interval (2.5 tones) from the root C, which is an F.

Jan 26, 2018 · In this piano tutorial, we talk about sus chords, sus4 & sus2. Sus is short for suspended and they are neither major or minor. If you ever see a 'sus' with no number, this is normally referring to a sus4.

Sep 11, 2010 · There are three types of Suspended (Sus) chords: Sus 4. Sus 2. 7th Sus 4. The one thing all these chords have in common: no major 3rd interval is present. While the Sus 4 and 7th Sus 4 replace the 3rd with the 4th, the Sus 2 does not. Instead, Sus 2 …

Sep 6, 2023 · The sus2 chord consists of the root, 2nd and 5th notes of the major scale (1-2-5) = C D G. The sus2 chord replaces the third with the second note. By removing the 3rd in a chord, the chord becomes neither major nor minor, as the …

Jan 27, 2019 · Let’s look at the main Sus 2 and Sus 4 chords that can be played as open chords. Some of these are actually add 2/9 chords, but we’ll explain that difference shortly.

Aug 9, 2021 · Sus chords (short for suspended chords) are a type of chord that is neither major nor minor. Sus4 chords include a perfect 4th interval instead of a major or minor 3rd, while Sus2 chords include a perfect 2nd interval instead of a major or minor third.