G7sus2 Suspended

The G7sus2 chord is built from the notes G – A – D – F.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

G-7sus2Gmin7sus2

Chord tones, one by one

GRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — G.

AThird

Suspended 2nd

A major 2nd replaces the third — the chord sounds open and unresolved (sus2).

DFifth

Perfect fifth

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

FSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel

7sus2 in every key

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