In a message dated 5/9/01 2:27:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>When my own music has been written out by others, I've seen that I also
>use a lot of sus chords. Can any of the musicians here explain exactly what
>a sus chord is?
"Sus" is short for "suspended." Sus chords have neither major nor minor
tonality. Tonality is determined by the third degree of the scale, which is
either major (four half-steps above the root) or minor (three half-steps
above the root). In a sus chord, the fourth or second (or both) degree of the
scale is suspended without resolving to the third degree, so their tonality
hangs in the balance.
-Fred Simon
