Suspended 4th Piano Chords

C 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 Fsus2.

D Suspended 4th Piano Chords

D Suspended 4th Inversions | View as Bass Chord

• 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 Gsus2.

E Suspended 4th Piano Chords

E Suspended 4th Inversions | View as Bass Chord

• 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 Asus2.

F Suspended 4th Piano Chords

F Suspended 4th Inversions | View as Bass Chord

• 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.

G Suspended 4th Piano Chords

G Suspended 4th Inversions | View as Bass Chord

• 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 Csus2.

A Suspended 4th Piano Chords

A Suspended 4th Inversions | View as Bass Chord

• 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 Dsus2.

B Suspended 4th Piano Chords

B Suspended 4th Inversions | View as Bass Chord

• 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 Esus2.