Alright! Let’s get started by refreshing our minds on the definition of suspended chords.<\/p>\n
A Quick Review On Suspended Chords<\/h2>\n
According to Jermaine Griggs,\u00a0“…a chord is a collection of three or more related notes [agreeable or not] which may be played or heard together.”<\/em><\/p>\n From this definition of chord, we can understand why the C major triad: Raising the third tone of the major triad (by a half step) to the fourth tone produces a suspended chord. For example, raising the third tone of the C major triad: It’s called the suspended fourth chord <\/em>(aka – “sus 4 chord”) because the fourth tone of the C major scale: Although the suspended fourth chord is the default suspended chord, there are other suspended chord types that are too important to be ignored and they can be derived by the inversion of the suspended fourth chord.<\/p>\n Inverting C-F-G (which is the C sus4 chord): Inverting F-G-C (which is the F sus2 chord): Although there are other suspended chord types, these are the basic suspended chords every serious pianist should know:<\/p>\n The suspended fourth chord<\/p>\n The suspended second chord<\/p>\n The seventh suspended fourth chord<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Now that we’ve refreshed our minds on suspended chords, let’s go ahead and explore the versatility of suspended chords.<\/p>\n Let me take you by the hand and show you how suspended chords can be used in the formation of scale degree chords.<\/p>\n Attention: <\/strong>All examples will be given in the key of C major.<\/p>\n The first tone in the key of C major is C: The second tone in the key of C major is D: If you’re still struggling with learning and playing the right scale-degree chords in any key, the use of suspended chords can help you do a little and achieve a lot on the right hand, while you focus on the left hand.<\/p>\n “Check Out This Example In The Key Of C…”<\/em><\/p>\n As the deer panteth: Find out the secret chord that’s been helping the beginner’s right hand in this lesson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,25,9],"tags":[2181,2529,17,1442,1178,1542,1541,1782],"class_list":["post-17063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beginners","category-chords-progressions","category-piano","tag-7sus4","tag-7sus4-chord","tag-basic-songs","tag-chord-suspension","tag-sus2","tag-sus4","tag-suspended-chords","tag-types-of-suspended-chords","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n…is considered as a chord and that’s because it is a product of the relationship between three notes – C, E, and G:<\/p>\n“What Is A Suspended Chord?”<\/em><\/h3>\n
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\n…which is E:
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\n…by a half-step (to F):
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\n…produces the C suspended fourth chord:
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\n…which is commonly known as the C sus4 chord.<\/p>\n
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\n…which is F:
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\n…is used to substitute the third tone (which is E):
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A Short Note On Suspended Chord Types<\/h3>\n
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\n…produces F-G-C (the Fsus2 chord):
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\n…which is another suspended chord type — the suspended second chord (aka – “sus 2 chord”).<\/p>\n
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\n…produces G-C-F (the G7 sus4 chord):
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\n…which is another suspended chord type — the dominant seventh suspended fourth chord (aka – “7 sus4 chord”).<\/p>\nThe Versatility Of Suspended Chords<\/h2>\n
Formation Of Chord 1<\/h3>\n
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\nThe chord of the first tone (aka – “chord one”) can be formed using the C sus2 chord (on the right hand):
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\n…played over the C bass note:
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\nAltogether, this would produce the C sus2 chord:
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Formation Of Chord 2<\/h3>\n
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\nThe chord of the second tone (aka – “chord two”) can be formed using the C sus4 chord (on the right hand):
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\n…played over the D bass note:
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\nAltogether, this implies a D minor eleventh chord:<\/p>\nFinal Words<\/h2>\n
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\n…for the waters so my:
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\n…soul longeth:
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\n…af-ter:
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\n…thee:
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\n…ee:
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\nSee you in the next lesson!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"