C Suspended 2nd
Csus2C – D – GFormula 1–2–5
Suspended chords replace the third: sus2 uses the second, while sus4 uses the fourth. The formulas are 1–2–5 and 1–4–5. Written note names remain visible even when two names share the same piano key.
Piano chord family
Suspended Piano Chords
Suspended chords replace the third: sus2 uses the second, while sus4 uses the fourth.
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Suspended chord chart
24 chords
C Suspended 4th
Csus4C – F – GFormula 1–4–5
D♭ Suspended 2nd
D♭sus2D♭ – E♭ – A♭Formula 1–2–5
D♭ Suspended 4th
D♭sus4D♭ – G♭ – A♭Formula 1–4–5
D Suspended 2nd
Dsus2D – E – AFormula 1–2–5
D Suspended 4th
Dsus4D – G – AFormula 1–4–5
E♭ Suspended 2nd
E♭sus2E♭ – F – B♭Formula 1–2–5
E♭ Suspended 4th
E♭sus4E♭ – A♭ – B♭Formula 1–4–5
E Suspended 2nd
Esus2E – F♯ – BFormula 1–2–5
E Suspended 4th
Esus4E – A – BFormula 1–4–5
F Suspended 2nd
Fsus2F – G – CFormula 1–2–5
F Suspended 4th
Fsus4F – B♭ – CFormula 1–4–5
F♯ Suspended 2nd
F♯sus2F♯ – G♯ – C♯Formula 1–2–5
F♯ Suspended 4th
F♯sus4F♯ – B – C♯Formula 1–4–5
G Suspended 2nd
Gsus2G – A – DFormula 1–2–5
G Suspended 4th
Gsus4G – C – DFormula 1–4–5
A♭ Suspended 2nd
A♭sus2A♭ – B♭ – E♭Formula 1–2–5
A♭ Suspended 4th
A♭sus4A♭ – D♭ – E♭Formula 1–4–5
A Suspended 2nd
Asus2A – B – EFormula 1–2–5
A Suspended 4th
Asus4A – D – EFormula 1–4–5
B♭ Suspended 2nd
B♭sus2B♭ – C – FFormula 1–2–5
B♭ Suspended 4th
B♭sus4B♭ – E♭ – FFormula 1–4–5
B Suspended 2nd
Bsus2B – C♯ – F♯Formula 1–2–5
B Suspended 4th
Bsus4B – E – F♯Formula 1–4–5
How suspended chords are built
Root position and inversions
Each detail page keeps the same three chord tones across root position, first inversion and second inversion. The lowest chord tone changes while the chord root and written spelling stay the same.