Re: [abcusers] Chord notation

[Frank Nordberg]

Laurie Griffiths wrote:
> 
> Thanks.  So Gsus would be G with an augmented third.
> 
> I had understood that a "suspended" chord was one where
> a note from the previous chord (very often the 4th) was
> made to continue sounding in the new chord.

Yes and no. The "sus" term originally meant that the fourth was held
over from the previous chord, but people tend to have a far more relaxed
attitude towards chord voicing nowadays.



Frank Nordberg
http://www.musicaviva.com
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