Piano Chords: SUSPENDED CHORDS (sus4 & sus2)
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Let's talk sus chords! These little gems are awesome piano chords and provide a very modern sound.
Thank you for the video brotha. I also appreciate the examples of base notes you can transition to with these chords. Very helpful. I hope to apply these in my next session 🙏🏻
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In this piano tutorial, we talk about sus chords, sus4 & sus2. Sus is short for suspended and they are neither major or minor. If you ever see a 'sus' with no number, this is normally referring to a sus4.
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To play a sus chord you have to omit the 3rd and replace it with either the 2nd or 4th.
Suspended chords are unresolved chords, meaning they want to go somewhere else for a resolution. There are many ways to resolve these chords, but some the most common ways are to either resolve down to the 5th below, or just lower/raise the 2nd/4th back to the 3rd.
So this applies to all the chords of a scale? I want to make sure I practice this correctly. I definitely understood what you were demonstrating.
If you have any questions, just leave a comment below!
Make sure to check out the rest of this playlist all about chords: http://bit.ly/BeginnerChordPlaylist
The tutorial is kinda sus🤨
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Useful video thanks, what I noticed is that you get to a Sus4 by moving up a semi-tone, but you go down to a Sus2 by going down a whole tone, is there a reason for that please, thanks
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Sometimes you move the chord up/down two times instead of one. Or you skip the black keys in some, but not in others. Why?
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Dont forget Gsus
@itsmemaarioWatching in December 2025 ? Who else?
@Zephaniah-b6uAwesomeee
@Zephaniah-b6uHow stupid is it that you add a semitone to the 3rd to create a Sus 4 but drop a itone from the 3rd to create a sus 2. Inconsistent.
@LumpyEarthlingGood 👍
@SamsonMikeMikeSus 18 how bro
@ramdaza9979Can i make the subtitles in portuguese for you video?
@joaovitorbarcellos6859Super simple!
@FnmediahouseExcellent
@ElmacalacachimbaNiiiice! Thank you!
@MsCellobassGood class thank u sir
@apparameswaran1792I've learned more about chords in your 25 minutes worth of videos then I have in my entire life! 🤣
@OopsItsOopsThanks for the video!
@keithclark8030Sus chords and their resolutions are some of the most beautiful things in music, in my opinion. I’ve heard many beautiful songs and Melodys that have them in them.
@EphemeralProductionsGood explanation..thanks. A very clear explanation.
@gaill7314Thanks
@FerdinandGPajesAny way you can do this on One hand only?
@carinatruong6446Good, but completely lost me when showing the resolutions.
@mike_98058I don't understand why you moved to a sharp (half step) on the F cord, vs moving a whole step on the C cord? You didn't explain.
@DesertSqueezeHow is Csus to F down a fifth. Wouldn't it be down a 4th because F is the fourth note in C Major
@MichaelTurner856Cool
@MichaelTurner856Wow I appreciate all of this beginners playlist it does really taught me❤.
@ravenmayo5311Sussy baca
@RF-ww5gcCame here because the new omnichord has a sus4 and add9 😭
@PHDInmakingPHDsgood explanation
@GeletaEtefa-uf4fu😢
@NotSubhan0066man i can't take this tutorial seriously at all. My brain is rotten to the core
@alias6676Perfectly explained thank you
@dee3606Fierce lol
@morenaso1what is amazing is that both sus2 and sus4 compatible with minor chord lmao
@nuttapongpunpipat918Sussed thanks they are neither minor or major 👍
@jackgalloway8314Thanks for telling us straight away o7
@Mori_PKThanks for the EASY explanation!!
@philm.8756Why when you do a sus4 you go up a semitone but when you do a sus2 you go down a tone? Sorry for my English
@rockinit99I watched 3 of your videos so far lesson 1 2 and 3 , you are such a gifted teacher. I have learned so much and you made it so easy . May God bless you with abundance.
@meenapillay4646So, how do you know you take out the middle note? Is that always how Sus chords go?
Anyways, what is your favorite chord?
U r great teacher ❤
@Vimukthi_Ekanayakaa m o g u s
@catconsumerIf I played sus chords in a rock band, I think it would be a "we'll call you, don't call us type situation!"
@lundswedenwhen the chord is sus
@stalnos3581GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL
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