Formula 1 4 5 b7. In C: C, F, G, Bb. Listen to it below, then train your ears to recognise it.
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See Mentorship PlansA dominant 7th with the 4th instead of the 3rd. It has tension without the bite of the tritone, often resolving to a plain 7th, and it can carry a whole groove on its own in funk and fusion.
The formula is 1 4 5 b7: in C that's C, F, G, Bb. It's written C7sus4.
| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| C7sus4 | C F G B♭ |
| D♭7sus4 | D♭ G♭ A♭ C♭ |
| D7sus4 | D G A C |
| E♭7sus4 | E♭ A♭ B♭ D♭ |
| E7sus4 | E A B D |
| F7sus4 | F B♭ C E♭ |
| F♯7sus4 | F♯ B C♯ E |
| G7sus4 | G C D F |
| A♭7sus4 | A♭ D♭ E♭ G♭ |
| A7sus4 | A D E G |
| B♭7sus4 | B♭ E♭ F A♭ |
| B7sus4 | B E F♯ A |
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A 7sus4 chord is built from 1 4 5 b7 of its major scale. In C that's C, F, G, Bb.
It's usually written C7sus4, using C as the example.