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Suspended 2nd Piano Chords

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D-Sharp Suspended Second Chords
D#sus2 inversions.

View Sus2 Chord: Ab A A#Bb B B#Cb C C#Db D D# ▪ Eb E E#Fb F F#Gb G G#

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◊ Root Note: D♯

◊ Major Second: E♯

◊ Perfect Fifth: A♯


A suspended 2nd chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been replaced by a major second. If the third and second are both present, the chord is an add2:
  • D♯ADD2: D♯ – E♯ – Fx* – A♯

  • DmADD2: D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – A♯

* See double-sharp



A sus2 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus4. For example, the second inversion of the D♯sus2 triad (A♯ – D♯ – E♯) is the root position of A♯sus4.


More Piano Chords:  
D#majD#ma7D#ma9  |  D#minD#m7D#m9  |  D#dimD#°7  |  D#augD#+7  | 
D#sus2D#sus4




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