C Major Embellishments

Let's check out a cool embellishment for our open C chord. Lift off our middle finger, so the D string rings open. Now just like you saw it with the other chords, you can add your pinky in the 3rd fret of the D string.

Instructor Anders Mouridsen
Tutorial:
Chord Embellishments
Styles:
Any Style
Difficulty:
C Major Embellishments song notation

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Questions & Answers

4 months ago
I have the same question. I'm confused as to why this is Cadd11, and not Csus2, when it is suggesting the same is done (the second being added), as the previous video (A Minor Embellishments)
Mike Olekshy 4 months ago

Hello - thanks for asking this really crucial question!! There is a critical difference between a Cadd9 and a Csus2. A Cadd9 (or Cadd11) will contain the 3rd of the chord, while the sus2 or sus4 chord does NOT contain the 3rd. In the case of a "sus" chord, the 3rd is replaced by either the 2nd or the 4th - hence sus2 or sus4. When you have an add9 or add11, you are doing just that --- adding the 9th (or 2nd) or the 11th (or 4th) to a chord that already contains the third. Hope this helps!!

1 year ago
Im a bit confused on these chords. I see on the notation section these are saying Cadd9 and Cadd11. Would these not be Csus2 and Csus4 chords? I checked the chord chart on Guitartricks and I do not see a Cadd11 chord listed. In the past two lessons the chords were Dsus2 and Dsus4 and Asus2 and Asus4. Just checking to see if these are supposed to also be sus2 and sus4. Thanks for the help!
Josh Workman 1 year ago

Hi Thomas, thanks for your feedback. I'm passing this on to the Guitar Tricks staff.