Suspension Chords

The Major Chord Rule is to pick the 1^st, 3^rd and 5^th notes (Sa-Ga-Pa) from a major scale. When we construct suspension chords, we “suspend” the 3^rd note in favor of a different note.

For e.g.
Suspension 2 means using the 1^st, 2^nd and 5^th notes from a major scale.
So from Sa-Ga-Pa we go to Sa-Re-Pa.

Suspension 4 means using the 1^st, 4^th and 5^th notes from a major scale.
So from Sa-Ga-Pa we go to Sa-Ma-Pa.

Summer of 69
Chord to Hold String to play

D-sus-2 1, 2, 3
D 1, 2, 3
D-sus-4 1, 2, 3
D 1, 2, 3
D-sus-2 1, 3
D 1, 3

A 2, 3, 4
A-sus-2 2, 3, 4
A 2, 3, 4
A-sus-4 2, 3, 4
A 2, 3, 4
A-sus-2 2, 4
A 2, 4

Chords:
Bm – A – D – G
F – A# - C
Strumming on D chord using Palm muting:

1

A

&

E

2

A

&

E

3

A

&

E

4

A

&

E

D

M

D

M

M

M

M

M

D

M

M

M

M

M

M

D – Down Stroke
M - Mute