Easy Suspended 4th chords

These are known as "Sus" Chords. Sus. stands for suspended. it is a term meaning that in your chord the 4th is suspended, in a way it is hanging over the rest of the chord awaiting its resolution to the 3rd or 5th. 4th's typically are not as popular in a chord stack as the 3 or 5 that is why when you play the 4 it usually sounds like it should be going to the 3 or 5. However, before it does resolve, the chord is 'suspended' and it has a great sounding quality all its own.

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[Detman101]

Awesome!!

So a sus barre chord with the root on the 5th string is just a minor without the middle finger.

How do you do a sus barre chord with a root on the 6th string?

=]

Thanks,

Dm

[ztubs6]

well the way it looks, yes..it LOOKS like a minor minus the middle finger but theoretically I would not think of it like that. as for the 6th string form it would be ..for example G,D,G, C (instead of B) then D G on the bottom two strings

[stratphil]

sus barre chord on 6th string would strech w your little finger two frets higher than usual

[stratphil]

these r sus2 chords

[DefenceSpeech]

This makes me want to drink whiskey in the mountains by a quiet fire.

[Buddydegroot]

Suspended 4? these chords suspend the 3th, and your playing the 2nd , there these chords are sus 2 chords..

Right?

[LarryPeninsula]

I use these chords a lot. That's because open strings sounds usually better. These chords are also very James Taylorish. Very pure and cool sounds.

Larry

[Crainey45]

Thanks Z

[dealer205]

thanks Z keep em coming!