sus4

Triads · Chord Type

Sus4 Chord

A suspended chord with the perfect 4th replacing the third. Creates tension.

0 st5 st7 st

How to Hear It

The fourth creates a sense of suspension — tension that strongly wants to resolve down to the major third.

Hear the Sus4 Chord

Famous Examples

  • A Hard Day's Night (Gsus4) — Beatles
  • The Who — Pinball Wizard

Sus4 in All 12 Keys

Csus4C#sus4D♭sus4Dsus4D#sus4E♭sus4Esus4Fsus4F#sus4G♭sus4Gsus4G#sus4A♭sus4Asus4A#sus4B♭sus4Bsus4

Related Triads

MMajormMinor°Diminished+Augmented

About the Sus4 Chord

Built from the semitone intervals 0, 5, 7 from the root, the sus4 chord belongs to the triads family and appears across virtually every genre of music.

To train your ear to recognise the sus4 chord instantly, practice hearing it in all 12 keys. Use the links above to target specific roots, or open the full recognition trainer.