Suspended 4th Piano Chords

By Brandy Kraemer, About.com Guide

Ab Suspended 4th Inversions | Switch to Bass Chord View

◊ Root Note: A♭

◊ Perfect Fourth: D♭

◊ Perfect Fifth: E♭

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:

• A^♭ADD4: A♭ – C – D♭ – E♭


• A^♭m^ADD4: A♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭

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


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Abmaj ▪ Abma7 ▪ Abma9  |  Abmin ▪ Abm7 ▪ Abm9  |  Abdim ▪ Ab°7  |  Abaug ▪ Ab+7  |  Absus2 ▪ Absus4}



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