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).
Sorry to be dense, but where is the suspended resolution in such
chord as Gsus2?
??
A to be
Hi, Everyone...
I was wondering what the rule is as far as when to call a chord a
suspended chord or an add X chord. For example, a Gsus4 - meaning G in
the root, then C, then D... I have seen this same chord sometimes labelled
as a GaddC or Gadd4. Is it only referred to as the suspended 4th
To me a sus4 chord and an add4 chord are different. The sus4 has no third,
whereas the add4 would probably have one.
The difference between a 9 and a sus2/add2 chord is whether or not the 7th
is present. An add 2/add9 chord is just a major triad with a second/ninth
added. A 9th chord implies a
Hi Jacki,
On 25 Apr 2005, at 11:58 AM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
I was wondering what the rule is as far as when to call a chord a
suspended chord or an add X chord. For example, a Gsus4 - meaning
G in
the root, then C, then D... I have seen this same chord sometimes
labelled
as a GaddC or Gadd4.
On Apr 25, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
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
5 Apr 2005, at 2:45 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Darcy James Argue / 05.4.25 / 02:32 PM wrote:
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).
Sorry to be
on 4/25/05 1:01 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
* Some guy I knew at NEC wrote a tune called What a Friend We Have in
Gsus.
Oh how funny!! :)
Thanks for the explanations, everyone - I think I get it now! Basically, if
a chord has the root, third, and fifth and then an additional note - it's an
On 25 Apr 2005, at 2:46 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
On Apr 25, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
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
On 25 Apr 2005, at 3:30 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
on 4/25/05 1:01 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
* Some guy I knew at NEC wrote a tune called What a Friend We Have in
Gsus.
Oh how funny!! :)
Thanks for the explanations, everyone - I think I get it now!
Basically, if
a chord has the root, third,
On Apr 25, 2005, at 3:30 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
Thanks for the explanations, everyone - I think I get it now!
Basically, if
a chord has the root, third, and fifth and then an additional note -
it's an
add X... If it's missing the 3rd and has the 4th - it's a sus or
sus4.
If it's missing
On Apr 25, 2005, at 3:35 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
We all have to go with the chord symbols that are going to be
understood by the players we're writing for. But there's nothing
inherently confusing or ambiguous about Gsus2 -- it's used
(correctly) in hundreds of pop music publications
And
Christopher Smith / 05.4.25 / 04:00 PM wrote:
But keep in mind that sus2 is a relatively new addition to chord symbol
nomenclature. The original standard symbol for this was
omit3
G(add9)
which is completely clear,
I can buy this, totally. This is what I hear when I hear G - A - D
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