Suspended 4th Piano Chords

C Suspended 4th Inversions | View as Bass Chord

• Root Note: C
• Perfect Fourth: F
• Perfect Fifth: G

A suspended 4th chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been removed and replaced by a perfect fourth. If the third and fourth are both present, the chord is an add4:

• C^ADD4: C – E – F – G
• Cmin^ADD4: C – E♭ – F – G

Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the C^sus4 triad (F – G – C) is the root position of F^sus2.

   ▪ Cmajor | Cmajor6 | Cmajor7 | Cmajor9
   ▪ Cminor | Cminor6 | Cminor7 | Cminor9
   ▪ C diminished | C diminished 7th
   ▪ C augmented | C augmented 7th
   ▪ C sus 2nd
   ▪ C sus 4th

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• Root Note: D
• Perfect Fourth: G
• Perfect Fifth: A

A suspended 4th chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been removed and replaced by a perfect fourth. If the third and fourth are both present, the chord is an add4:

• D^ADD4: D – F♯ – G – A
• Dmin^ADD4: D – F – G – A

Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the D^sus4 triad (G – A – D) is the root position of G^sus2.

     ▪ Dmajor | Dmajor6 | Dmajor7 | Dmajor9
     ▪ Dminor | Dminor6 | Dminor7 | Dminor9
     ▪ D diminished | D diminished 7th
     ▪ D augmented | D augmented 7th
     ▪ D sus 2nd
     ▪ D sus 4th

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• Root Note: E
• Perfect Fourth: A
• Perfect Fifth: B

A suspended 4th chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been removed and replaced by a perfect fourth. If the third and fourth are both present, the chord is an add4:

• E^ADD4: E – G♯ – A – B
• Emin^ADD4: E – G – A – B

Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the E^sus4 triad (A – B – E) is the root position of A^sus2.

     ▪ Emajor | Emajor6 | Emajor7 | Emajor9
     ▪ Eminor | Eminor6 | Eminor7 | Eminor9
     ▪ E diminished | E diminished 7th
     ▪ E augmented | E augmented 7th
     ▪ E sus 2nd
     ▪ E sus 4th

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• Root Note: F
• Perfect Fourth: B♭
• Perfect Fifth: C

A suspended 4th chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been removed and replaced by a perfect fourth. If the third and fourth are both present, the chord is an add4:

• F^ADD4: F – A – B♭ – C
• Fmin^ADD4: F – A♭ – B♭ – C

Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the F^sus4 triad (B♭ – C – F) is the root position of B♭^sus2.

     ▪ Fmajor | Fmajor6 | Fmajor7 | Fmajor9
     ▪ Fminor | Fminor6 | Fminor7 | Fminor9
     ▪ F diminished | F diminished 7th
     ▪ F augmented | F augmented 7th
     ▪ F sus 2nd
     ▪ F sus 4th

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• Root Note: G
• Perfect Fourth: C
• Perfect Fifth: D

A suspended 4th chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been removed and replaced by a perfect fourth. If the third and fourth are both present, the chord is an add4:

• G^ADD4: G – B – C – D
• Gmin^ADD4: G – B♭ – C – D

Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the G^sus4 triad (C – D – G) is the root position of C^sus2.

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     ▪ G major | Gmajor6 | Gmajor7 | Gmajor9
     ▪ G minor | Gminor6 | Gminor7 | Gminor9
     ▪ G diminished | G diminished 7th
     ▪ G augmented | G augmented 7th
     ▪ G sus 2nd
     ▪ G sus 4th

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• Root Note: A
• Perfect Fourth: D
• Perfect Fifth: E

A suspended 4th chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been removed and replaced by a perfect fourth. If the third and fourth are both present, the chord is an add4:

• A^ADD4: A – C♯ – D – E
• Amin^ADD4: A – C – D – E

Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the A^sus4 triad (D – E – A) is the root position of D^sus2.

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     ▪ A major | Amajor6 | Amajor7 | Amajor9
     ▪ A minor | Aminor6 | Aminor7 | Aminor9
     ▪ A diminished | A diminished 7th
     ▪ A augmented | A augmented 7th
     ▪ A sus 2nd
     ▪ A sus 4th

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• Root Note: B
• Perfect Fourth: E
• Perfect Fifth: F♯

A suspended 4th chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been removed and replaced by a perfect fourth. If the third and fourth are both present, the chord is an add4:

• B^ADD4: B – D♯ – E – F♯
• Bmin^ADD4: B – D – E – F♯

Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the B^sus4 triad (E – F♯ – B) is the root position of E^sus2.

Switch Chord Type:

     ▪ B major | Bmajor6 | Bmajor7 | Bmajor9
     ▪ B minor | Bminor6 | Bminor7 | Bminor9
     ▪ B diminished | B diminished 7th
     ▪ B augmented | B augmented 7th
     ▪ B sus 2nd
     ▪ B sus 4th

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