Dsus2 what the %@^$ is that?


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12/29/2005 6:07 am
What is a sus chord and what makes it one?

Like Dsus or Dsus2.
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12/29/2005 7:04 pm
It means a suspension. Dsus2 is a Dmajor with a suspended second.

D-F#-A-E
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12/30/2005 1:30 am
Wait a minute.....


I'm not sure what you guys are saying....
It means a suspension. Dsus2 is a Dmajor with a suspended second.
D-F#-A-E



That reads incorrectly. The Sus designition indicates that the chord has no traditional third.

D-E-A is Dsus2

D-G-A is Dsus4

Sus2 and Sus4 are the only type of Sus chords. Sus is short for suspended 3rd. Meaning that the chord should resolve (traditionally speaking of course) to D (major triad).

Sus chords can not contain the major or minor 3rd, in this case F or F#.

Otherwise they would be called Dadd9 (DF#AE) or Dadd11 (DF#AG).
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12/30/2005 5:25 pm
you gotta learn some theory mate. its the composition of the chord itself.

most chords have 3 notes in, the first or root (ie D in D sus 2) and two others

its the middle note thats changed here, and just like a minor changes the middle note, so does a sus.

like a 7th chord, it can sound 'unfinished'

very sweet sounding chord, play it along with D and D sus 4, easy to play as well

serious though, spend some time on theory, and how chords are built. invaluable.

****e, just re read this thread, ive probably confused you more, what a divvy!
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12/30/2005 5:46 pm
Originally Posted by: JoeNoviceWait a minute.....


I'm not sure what you guys are saying....


That reads incorrectly. The Sus designition indicates that the chord has no traditional third.

D-E-A is Dsus2

D-G-A is Dsus4

Sus2 and Sus4 are the only type of Sus chords. Sus is short for suspended 3rd. Meaning that the chord should resolve (traditionally speaking of course) to D (major triad).

Sus chords can not contain the major or minor 3rd, in this case F or F#.

Otherwise they would be called Dadd9 (DF#AE) or Dadd11 (DF#AG).

Ah, my mistake. In classical, chords with suspensions don't necessarily leave out the third, it can be doubled and such.
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01/01/2006 5:11 pm
a suspended2 also a sus2, basically if you know you major scales you should understand this,,,,,ok say you have the C major scale,,C D E F G A B

K if a major chord is based on the R,3,and 5 of the scale then a sus2 (or any kind of suspended) chord is just going to replace it with what number it has

so a sus2 is replacing the 3rd with the 2nd of the major scale, in the key of C, a major scale is C E G, now just replace the C with the D, now you have CDG, a sus2 chord,, im only 14
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01/02/2006 3:36 am
[QUOTE=paul_leics]you gotta learn some theory mate.

Thats what Im trying to do. Thats why I asked the question.
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01/02/2006 3:38 am
Originally Posted by: paul_leicsyou gotta learn some theory mate.



Thats what Im trying to do. Thats why I asked the question.
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