Suspended Chords - What they are & how to use them in progressions

This video explains what Suspended (sus4 & sus2) chords are, how to construct them and how to use them in chord progressions.

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⌛⏳⏲Timestamps:

0:00 - Suspended Chords - What They Are & How To Use Them
0:10 - How Are Sus4 Chords Written in Notation?
0:22 - How Are Sus2 Chords Written in Notation?
0:33 - How Do You Construct sus4 & sus 2 Chords?
1:25 - How To Construct The Csus4 & Csus2 Chords
2:23 - Comparison Between C Major, C Minor, Csus4 & Csus2
2:47 - Description Of The Suspended Chord Sound
3:08 - How Can We Use Suspended Chords In Chord Progressions?
3:50 - Using sus4 To Make A Static Chord Interesting
4:46 - How To Use sus4 Chords In Turnarounds
5:50 - How To Use The Vsus4 Chord To Create A Song Intro
6:41 - How To Use sus4 chords In Minor Keys
7:50 - How To Use Common Chord Notes To Integrate sus4.
8:37 - How To Create The 7sus4 Chord & Use It In Chord Progressions
9:52 - Using V7sus4 Chords In The Perfect Cadence
10:35 - How To Use sus2 In Chord Progressions
11:43 - How To Use sus4 & sus2 In Jangle Rock Songs

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[plague]

I actually love the ඞ4 no resolve sound

[Hey-Its-Dingo]

I want someone to make an Among Us inspired song that actually only uses sus chords.

[TruthRISING]

This is an important lesson for anyone starting guitar. When I first started there was no internet. We had to figure this out by ourselves or we had someone show us. Haha. This is valuable info. Thank you for posting.

[mss]

For those wondering, technically, sus-2 and sus-4 are essentially the same only inverted differently. Their construction is also uniquely simple: take a note, add a note a 5th up, add another note another 5th up. Now play with the inversions. They can also disguise modal shifts

[jasonyoung]

Or as I create chords (from the root).
Sus2 = 0+2+5
Minor = 0+3+4
Major = 0+4+3
Sus4 = 0+5+2
Power = 0+7

[garettpatria]

Great lesson. It's amazing how clear the chord patterns are, due to your use of color in the diagrams. The pattern really jumps out at you.

[Mudge]

Great to hear those subtle but essential differences, more importantly the construction of those triads gives us all the tools to master the positioning of the chord (guitarists in particular).

[williamwesemann]

Excellent video! I've never seen it explained this well on any channel ever

[zenbeamer]

These chords would make a song pretty sus

[kamrankerim]

This channel is awesome! Straight to the point and very informative. I am already learning a lot!

[solairedeastora]

i was looking for suspended chords and this video poped up. How lucky i am, nice vid!

[ChristopherKardos]

This video has "Sus" written all over

[JG-cepu]

The sus4 played reminded me of the first chord on Summer Skin, from Death Cab for Cutie.

[willrobinson]

What is God's favourite chord?



Gsus!

Awesome lesson! New suscriber here! I'm learning music theory in my city to grow up like music producer and I'm watching a long but itneresting creative way!

[krzysztofmichalik]

Great lesson! IMHO it's very good idea that you consequently uses the same key of C in your examples of eg. chords, so it makes very easy to compare the structure of many different chords as far as intervals/notes are concerned.

[andrewlowden]

the Gsus chord is the most Holy of all chords

[dchanson]

Will join when I can afford to do so, than you, great explanations.

[JoeKyser]

When first learning guitar, this was the first progression I could recognize that sounded good. I didnt know what it was until I looked it up.

[schoobitz]

Here is an interesting fact: sus4 on I is the same chord (or same structure) as sus2 on IV. Try playing it and changing just the bass (root) note (from I to IV)... ;)