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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. ... For example, the suspended fourth and second chords built on C (C–E–G), written as Csus4 and Csus2, have pitches C–F–G and C–D–G, respectively.
- How are suspended chords used?
- What does sus2 mean in chords?
- What are diminished and suspended chords?
How are suspended chords used?
In classical compositions, a suspended chord features a note that is held over, or suspended, from the previous chord. So, for example, rather than use the progression C, G, C, a composer might want to hold on to the tension a little longer and linger on that C note, using this progression: C, Csus2, G, C.
What does sus2 mean in chords?
Sus means suspended – what we are suspending here is the third of the chord, so a sus2 or sus4 chord is essentially a chord with “something else” instead of the third, which leads to it being less stable and not defined as major or minor. This “something else” can be the second or the fourth.
What are diminished and suspended chords?
They're placed a half step below the next chord you're going to, so you get that leading tone to root movement in the bass. Suspended ch... +1 - Diminished chords have a few uses, but using them as a dominant chord is by far the most common.
