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Suspended 4th Piano Chords

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C-Flat Suspended Fourth Chords
Cbsus4 inversions.

View Sus4 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: C

◊ Perfect Fourth: F

◊ Perfect Fifth: G


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:
  • C♭ADD4: C – E – F – G

  • CmADD4: C – E♭♭* – F – G

* See double-flat



Note that a sus4 chord also doubles as an inversion of a sus2. For example, the first inversion of the C♭sus4 triad (F♭ – G♭ – C♭) is the root position of F♭sus2.


More Piano Chords:  
CbmajCbma7Cbma9  |  CbminCbm7Cbm9  |  CbdimCb°7  |  CbaugCb+7  |  Cbsus2
Cbsus4




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