C Suspended 4th

Csus4

chord

At a Glance

Piano

Fretboard

What It Is

Root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth - the third is replaced with a perfect fourth. Notes: C, F, G.

Neither major nor minor; creates tension that conventionally resolves down to the major third.

Not found in any of the seeded progressions or cadences.

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