C#sus4 Suspended

The C#sus4 chord is built from the notes C# – F# – G#.

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Also known as

C#7(root,5,7)C#sus4add11

Chord tones, one by one

C#Root

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — C#.

F#Third

Suspended 4th

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

G#Fifth

Perfect fifth

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel

🎤 Artists who made it famous

The Who · Tom Petty

sus4 in every key

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