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    13 Sus Add4 Chords PDF

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    This document discusses suspended and added 4th chords. It explains that suspended chords often occur on the 5th chord in a given key, using a Gsus as an example in the key of C. It describes resolving a suspended chord by dropping the middle note down a half step. The document also discusses adding the 4th interval to the 5th chord, called an add 4 or +4 chord, using a Gadd4 as an example. The homework is to practice modifying the 5th chords to suspended and added 4th chords in the keys of C, D, F, G and then Bb, E, A, Eb.

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    This document discusses suspended and added 4th chords. It explains that suspended chords often occur on the 5th chord in a given key, using a Gsus as an example in the key of C. It describes resolving a suspended chord by dropping the middle note down a half step. The document also discusses adding the 4th interval to the 5th chord, called an add 4 or +4 chord, using a Gadd4 as an example. The homework is to practice modifying the 5th chords to suspended and added 4th chords in the keys of C, D, F, G and then Bb, E, A, Eb.

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    This document discusses suspended and added 4th chords. It explains that suspended chords often occur on the 5th chord in a given key, using a Gsus as an example in the key of C. It describes resolving a suspended chord by dropping the middle note down a half step. The document also discusses adding the 4th interval to the 5th chord, called an add 4 or +4 chord, using a Gadd4 as an example. The homework is to practice modifying the 5th chords to suspended and added 4th chords in the keys of C, D, F, G and then Bb, E, A, Eb.

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    13 Sus Add4 Chords PDF

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    This document discusses suspended and added 4th chords. It explains that suspended chords often occur on the 5th chord in a given key, using a Gsus as an example in the key of C. It describes resolving a suspended chord by dropping the middle note down a half step. The document also discusses adding the 4th interval to the 5th chord, called an add 4 or +4 chord, using a Gadd4 as an example. The homework is to practice modifying the 5th chords to suspended and added 4th chords in the keys of C, D, F, G and then Bb, E, A, Eb.

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    Worship Piano

    Beginner to Pro
    Lecture 13: Suspended/Add 4 Chords

    Suspended chords (sus) happen most often on the 5th chord in a given key.
    In the key of C, the 5 chord is a G. Here is a Gsus . Note the fingering.

    R1 R4 R5

    G C D

    To “resolve” the sun chord, we drop the middle note down a half step. This
    reforms our basic triad.

    R1 R3 R5

    G B D
    Just like the 1 and 4 when we Add 2 or +2 (adding the 2nd interval) to the
    chord, the 5 sometimes is played as an add 4 or +4. This is where we play
    the triad and ADD the 4th from the root of the chord. In this case, G. It looks
    like this:

    R1 R3 R4 R5

    G B C D

    Closing thoughts: Any chord could be a “sus” or “+4.” But most of the time in
    contemporary worship music, this happens when you get to the 5 chord in the
    chord.

    Homework: You know the drill. Work on finding the 5 chord in our big 4 keys
    (C,D,F,G) then modify the 5 chord to be a sus AND add4 chord. Do this for all of
    them.

    Move onto the keys of Bb, E, A, Eb. Then other keys as you are able.

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