Suspended 4th Chord

🎵 Replaces the third with a perfect fourth (root, 4, 5). Creates a strong, unresolved tension that strongly pulls towards the major or minor triad. A ubiquitous chord in pop, rock, and folk. Use it before a tonic or dominant chord to create anticipation, like holding your breath, waiting for resolution.

Also abbreviated as: sus4sus

With all 3 notes and C as bass, it is also: CsusCsus4Fsus2/C

Contains intervals: 1P4P5P

Popular songs which use this chord type: Pinball Wizard (The Who), Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen), Hand in Pocket (Alanis Morissette)