Suspended 4th Piano Chords

By Brandy Kraemer, About.com Guide

E# Suspended 4th Inversions | Switch to Bass Chord View

◊ Root Note: E♯

◊ Perfect Fourth: A♯

◊ Perfect Fifth: B♯

A suspended 4th chord differs from a major or minor chord in that its third has been removed and replaced by a perfect fourth. If the third and fourth are both present, the chord is an add4:

• E^♯ADD4: E♯ – Gx* – A♯ – B♯


• E^♯m^ADD4: E♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯

_{* See double-sharp}



Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the E♯^sus4 triad (A♯ – B♯ – E♯) is the root position of A♯^sus2.


_{♫ More Piano Chords:  
E#maj ▪ E#ma7 ▪ E#ma9  |  E#min ▪ E#m7 ▪ E#m9  |  E#dim ▪ E#°7  |  E#aug ▪ E#+7  |  E#sus2 ▪ E#sus4}



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