Chord & FretSuspended
symbols, sound and when to use them
A suspended chord swaps the third for a second (sus2) or a fourth (sus4), leaving the sound open — neither major nor minor. It builds expectation and tends to resolve to the triad, a constant in pop, rock and rhythm playing.
Symbols in this family · 6 qualities
Every symbol opens that chord’s own page: what it is, how it sounds, when to use it and its diagram on all four instruments.
Every position on the neck — in the app
Here the explanation of each chord in the family stays open, with one diagram per instrument. The app is where the same harmony becomes the whole neck: every position, the inversions and the alternate tunings, with audio and no connection needed.
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