A suspended second suspended fourth chord is composed using a root/1st, major 2nd, perfect 4th and a perfect 5th (or R/1-2-4-5) intervals played simultaneously. Generally written as Csus2sus4 or C(sus2sus4), it is good practice to simply use an uppercase C with a super scripted sus2sus4 to represent it in writing (ie: Csus2sus4).
Suspended second suspended fourth chord profile
| Intervals | root/1st, major 2nd, perfect 4th, perfect 5th or R/1-2-4-5 |
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| Stability | Consonant, unresolved |
| Grouping class | Tetrad |
| Common names (examples in C) | Csus2sus4, C(sus2sus4) |
Chord shapes/voicings
Audio sample(s)
| C Suspended second suspended fourth chord voicing #2 |
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Surely suspending two notes changes the function of the chord. Isn’t a Csus2sus4 really just a G7sus4 in first inversion?
Howdy, it would depend what key you were writing in as to whether it would be called Csus2sus4 or an inversion of a G7sus4 chord. cheers, Richie
Couldn’t you write that as a Csus4add9?
Hi Rob, it depends which octave you’re adding the 2nd. If it’s from the same octave of the root then it’s a Sus2Sus4, but if you’re adding the second from the next higher octave then you’d call it a Sus4Add9.
cheers
Rich