Hiro,
In pop music, Gsus2 (i.e., G A D) is a very common chord, especially for keyboard players. G A C D is used _much_ less frequently, and requires a different chord symbol -- usually "Gsus (add2)".
Chris,
Anyone who does much studio work out here reads "Gsus2" as G A D. Maybe a jazz player who doesn't play a lot of pop music would make the rookie mistake of adding a C to "Gsus2," but all the experienced session players here know there's no 4th in "Gsus2".
I agree the notation can be confusing to the uninitiated -- but mainly because some people have the extremely bad habit of writing "Gsus7" when they really mean "G7sus".
But the principle is that the number *following* the "sus" indicates the scale degree that replaces the third. If the number is omitted, it's assumed that the fourth replaces the third.
Your shorthand -- "G2" -- isn't a bad solution either, provided you explain what it means (as you do) -- otherwise people might extrapolate from "G5" and assume you want *only* G and A, instead of G A D.
"G5 (add2)" would be another possibility. I'd probably use that if I were writing for people who didn't know what "Gsus2" means.
- Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY
On 25 Apr 2005, at 1:33 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Darcy James Argue / 05.4.25 / 01:01 PM wrote:
No. Gsus2 would be G A D.
Really?
My Gsus2 has to be G - A - C - D. Without C, it is not 'sus', and it is
'2' because no 7th. If you call '2' is suspending, what is the guided
resolution here? Or is my 'suspended' wrong?
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- Hiro
Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA <http://a-no-ne.com> <http://anonemusic.com>
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