C13sus4 Suspended

The C13sus4 chord is built from the notes C – F – G – Bb – A – F.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Chord tones, one by one

CRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — C.

FThird

Suspended 4th

A perfect 4th replaces the third — tense, wants to resolve (sus4).

GFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

BbSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

AExtension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

FExtension

Eleventh (11)

An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).

🎸 Genres

Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel

13sus4 in every key

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