Piano Chords: SUSPENDED CHORDS (sus4 & sus2)

[@mmccarrell]

Excellent. Straight to the point and no droning on forever, thanks man.

[@Piano_Pig]

That's the aim of the game! The least amount of irrelevant droning as possible haha! Glad you enjoyed the lesson :)

[@breeyatchful]

word. he should teach the other youtube tutors how to tutor.

[@B3burner]

Mark McCarrell >>> I dunno man.... yes I see your point, but sometimes speed in the fewest words possible isn’t always the name of the game. Sometimes the details are important too and if they take a tad longer to explain, then I’d rather come away learning more. I think today’s society is too enthralled with a lack of delayed gratification, and your comment merely feeds into this. That whole “lead, follow, or get out of the way” mentality that people have, really irks me.

[@brysonj9460]

You can't ever catch me slippin playing sus chords. That's sus bruh.

[@brysonj9460]

😆

[@Piano_Pig]

😂😂😂

[@1MadJack1]

@@brysonj9460 uhh You replied to your own comment...

[@ianxe]

@@1MadJack1 ok

[@zentryii]

@@brysonj9460 Someone will post this to quit your bullshit, I'm calling it

[@logicalloving3649]

THANK YOU. I’ve never understood what a sus chord is! This is such a big help, I appreciate how you teach this.

[@Piano_Pig]

My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson 😀

[@SmashPhoenixX]

a... WHAT.. chord? 😓😟

[@tidepod10yearsago97]

Amogus

[@EugeneVDebs-mo6dh]

When the Piano is sus 😳

[@theawesometrio7907]

I agree lol

[@zentryii]

knew it, fuck you.

[@sonicboom-qb3oc]

AMONG US

[@benimoo7894]

@@sonicboom-qb3oc thanks.

[@sonicboom-qb3oc]

@@benimoo7894 your welcome :D

[@ding_dong9639]

I feel like my eyes have been opened to a whole new world. I can actually understand what chords in guitar is too

[@benimoo7894]

if we learn theory like chords, intervals, modes and so many others, we can apply it to any instrument. we just need to know HOW to put them to use cause we can’t play a piano like a guitar. happy practicing!

[@JayWarudo]

as SUS as the chords are, i love them like diminished chords, they're good for transition chords.

[@aananthapadmanabhan7120]

I am trying to learn FL Studio, in which i should know basic music theory and piano knowledge so i started to watch your chords for beginner playlist. Now i am ready to make my first song. Thank you soo much you helped me alot.

[@jayya1k]

good luck

[@aananthapadmanabhan7120]

@@jayya1k thanks ☺️

[@thisishowitends]

Dude, you are such a great teacher. I just watched the whole chords for beginners playlist back to back, took practically no time at all, and feel fully confident in building chords from here on. It might take me a few seconds if you said one to me, but you gave all the building blocks in such an easily understandable way. Thank you so much.

[@Piano_Pig]

Glad you found it useful! Keep up the good work 👍

[@larrykraft2743]

Very helpful even to me as a beginning 63-year-old ukulele player who took many piano lessons as a child. I’m often helped by picturing piano keys in my mind. I really appreciate the graphical highlighting you do to make it clear which keys you are using!

[@benimoo7894]

that’s called synthesia! many people use it to show the notes played on the piano to make it easier for us to recognise it.

[@mjazzguitar]

When I first started playing guitar the piano helped me to better understand harmony.

[@Piano_Pig]

If you guys have any questions, just leave a comment below :)

[@Nathan-ch7hu]

Hey, What if Cmsus2? Are the notes are C,C#/Db,G? And Cmsus4 then it will be C chord because the notes are C,E,G? Thank you for the lesson.

[@Nathan-ch7hu]

Hey, What if Cmsus2 and Cmsus4? Cmsus2 will be notes are C,Db,G? And Cmsus4 would be C,E,G which means going back to normal C chord? Thank you for the lesson.

[@secretmission7607]

@@Nathan-ch7hu There's no such chord as a Cmsus 2 or Cmsus4. Why? Because a minor chord by definition contains the 3rd degree of a minor scale, while a sus chord by definition does not contain the 3rd degree of the scale. The 3rd is replaced by the 4th or the 2nd degree in a sus chord - that's what a sus chord is! So even if you had started off with a minor chord, once you made it a 'sus' chord the third is no longer a part of chord so you end up with a plain old sus4 or sus2 chord. Hope that helps.

[@danielreyes7615]

I found it kind of difficult to understand when am I going to move the third 1 hard step or 2 hard steps, what does that depend on? Since sometimes it is explained as 1st, 3rd and 5th and some others as 3-2 (gaps) :'(

[@aditiadhikari1504]

Why is in f sus4 we move half way?

[@christinamorris5742]

I love how you showed how to incorporate it into chord progressions. Very helpful, very awesome.

[@irisl7817]

This is exactly the information I needed and right to the point. Much appreciated.

[@Piano_Pig]

My pleasure :)

[@meenapillay4646]

I watched 3 of your videos so far lesson 1 2 and 3 , you are such a gifted teacher. I have learned so much and you made it so easy . May God bless you with abundance.

[@JasmineG96]

I just watched this whole playlist taking notes for myself. Thank you so much! I needed this not for playing the piano, but for figuring out the chords on the harp :) You helped me a lot with these short yet super informative lessons. Love it!

[@lifeveteran79]

I've learned so much from you....thank you

[@Piano_Pig]

No worries!

[@eenjanjoe4598]

Amogus SUS

[@ceverett5972]

The excellence of your videos are the fact that they are “bite sized”, easy to digest even for me.

[@yes7855]

5:02 the A Sus makes it sound so much more interesting!! Wow 🧡🧡🧡

[@maxator8380]

Sus chords 😳

[@georgemaye7282]

brilliant, having half an idea to have a basic understanding of chords. real easy to get your head round, im a nube when it comes to piano and chords structures and this has really got me stepping of in the right direction.

[@ToHerbiarz]

You are dope. Pattern on 5:09 was amazing

[@TheLetter2wo]

I imagine a vine boom whenever he says "sus"

[@andy_thechicken]

I MUST MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT THAT

[@takeobeats]

why did i think he said “moving back to the KFC” at 2:34

[@chansherly212]

Because you're hungry. Go have a drumstick

[@Jamanator9]

So I'm not the only one... :O 😂

[@mirmirs]

Because you hear what you want to hear lol! XD

[@brysonj9460]

He said KFC y'all stfu

[@ruisufloresu]

@@brysonj9460 “Key of C” also know as the very famous fast food restaurant called “KFC”

[@rednose_7928]

For some reason, I associate these chords with those scenes in motivational sports movies when the coach is giving life advice to the team. Thanks for the vid 👍

[@kunalahuja5479]

much appreciated . this playlist taught me the basics in minutes which school took years to teach,, thanks a lot man

[@Piano_Pig]

It's my pleasure! Glad to help :)

[@sleazyfox8937]

Finished all the short course now to take it onto practice. Thank you for the videos.

[@gabrielauriu]

Thanks. Although i'm kinda aware of these things, a lesson like this is always welcome :)

[@TheEarlyAstrotype1024]

Sussy chords! My favorite sussiest chord is sus#4, that awesome Lydian scale have.

[@nononono3421]

Also one thing I notice: the major triad sound happier, minor triad sadder, and in the same way the sus4 has more half notes spaced out in the lower part and sounds happier, like a major triad does which also has more half notes spaced out in the lower part, and a sus2 sounds sadder and it has fewer half notes in the lower part like a minor.

[@revup67]

Is it true in all cases to achieve a Sus2 the middle note is moved back by 2 semitones and to achieve a Sus4 the middle note is moved forward by only 1 semitone. Thank you.

[@anneslater5437]

Thankyou so much! Exactly the lesson needed right now!

[@Piano_Pig]

No worries! Glad to be of help 😀

[@flaviuscountry]

You’re a fantastic teacher. Love it and subscribed

[@joshuvuh8118]

4:00 what does he mean by resolving to a 5th below? And then he says play the 5 chord which is the 4th chord in the scale

[@_silviu276_8]

I just started learning music and it seemed really scary until I found your tutorials, thank you a lot!

[@ravenmayo5311]

Wow I appreciate all of this beginners playlist it does really taught me❤.

[@youngtevanced8818]

Wow! man, you are a great teacher, I learned a lot of basics in a short time straight to the point and clear no roller coaster explanations. thanks man.

[@Piano_Pig]

No worries, my pleasure! 🙏

[@antondakeys]

Well done. Explained clearly. Thank you.

[@Piano_Pig]

No worries, glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@calebjamesmaza4499]

I have a question. How do you just play different rhythms when play two different chords? My teacher tells me but it just doesn't make any sense. Is there any videos or if you have any explanation of how to do these things.

[@rockinit99]

Why when you do a sus4 you go up a semitone but when you do a sus2 you go down a tone? Sorry for my English

[@Teban_slos]

Think it's because it goes up in the scale instead of the keyboard. The following key on that scale was a semitone away but in the previous one it was 1 tone away

[@gamebeast97]

Are sus chords only majors? For example the sus 2 for C only D or can it be d flat.

[@rosalinddavies8466]

Really helpful video now I’m starting composing my own music

[@macmanmanny3983]

Replace 3rd with 2 (sus2) or 4(sus4). 4:50 example of progression withoi and with. You should totally watch the full vid. Comment is a time mark for accessibility.

[@iangardiner2056]

Thanks. Sadly like most videos Kim like this they lack onscreen chord notation as they are being played; got lost 1/3 the way through.

[@its_defe]

Oh my fucking god, we just can't escape

[@rutheproppi6265]

Sir: You are the "Mint" the real deal. The time is 4:26 in the Video where you resolve the CSus4 Chord with the Third. Will you please tell me if I got it right first you play the C in the left hand together with the CFA in the right hand. Then you play the C in the left after CFA in the right hand; then you play the C in the left hand with CDG in the right hand then C in the left hand again and then CEG. Will you please inform the order of the chords and the notes as you play them. Thank you for sharing your genius. Respectfully, R

[@thatsalteavet]

Thanks for the help. Couldn't find any info in my books/assignments on sus chords. You made it simple and easy to understand.

[@MattyEngland]

Great tutorials! You explain everything really well. Keep up the good work. :)

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks!

[@BlueLightning5588]

What’s up :)! I have been having trouble with hand independence lately, can you make a video to try to help with that? Have a good day!

[@Piano_Pig]

Hey man! Good suggestion, I will add it on to my list of videos to make :)

[@BlueLightning5588]

PianoPig Thanks!

[@patrickjohnmchugh9589]

I'm a little confused. You say: “to resolve to a 5th below” - but an Fmaj7 chord is not a 5th of Cmaj. You play a Csus4, then a Csus2, and then resolve to an Fmaj7. I can’t figure out how the Fmaj7 is a 5th. A 5th of what? “F” in the Cmaj Scale is a 4th. Please clarify. Thanks.

[@Piano_Pig]

Hi Patrick, when I say it resolves to a 5th below, you have to imagine the C chord being the 5th. If you were playing in the key of F, C would be the 5th... therefore F is a 5th below C. Hope this helps :)

[@patrickjohnmchugh9589]

I now understand how you got there. The terminology seems a bit confusing. You're basically saying that a suspended chord can be considered a 5th chord, and that it resolves to its major below. Or it can be considered a derivative of its major, and can resolve to its major. No need for further explanation, I think I understand. Thanks. FYI: I really enjoy your lessons. Very informative.

[@Piano_Pig]

Glad I could be of service :)

[@gprotega]

You seem to have gotten this down but lemme just add how I got my head around this when I needed it back in my guitar playing days. :) It was explained to me that this is what is called an "inverted interval" (google will tell you more) and when you invert a perfect interval you again get a perfect interval. In this case, a 5th below is a 4th above. As you noticed, F isn't the 5th of C when going upward but it is a 4th of C when going upward. This 4th above is indeed equivalent to 5th below. HTH!

[@Piano_Pig]

Great explanation :)

[@honourableviking9919]

Wow this is helpful for guitarists like myself too! Thx

[@philm.8756]

Thanks for the EASY explanation!!

[@pranavsingla5902]

How do you control the pacing so well like in the last piece you were fast but in the end you transitioned to slow without any abrupt change... I am not able to do that. just practice ig?

[@pranavsingla5902]

Also will this series still continue? And thanks a lot....amazing videos really! I wanted to learn "lit" from Koe No Katachi or A Silent Voice but couldnt figure how to do the chords... This series is really awesome and helped a lot!👍

[@juliannadoyle8976]

Straight to the point. Brilliant many thanks😁

[@tatey1806]

when the notes are sus

[@benimoo7894]

ya mean chords

[@tatey1806]

@@benimoo7894 notes are chords smart guy

[@benimoo7894]

@@tatey1806 ok sir just wanted to confirm 🤚

[@JayWarudo]

@@tatey1806 a sequence of notes, yes in this case they're SUS

[@dee3606]

Perfectly explained thank you

[@susankeller7222]

What about a Gsus maj7? What do I have to do there? Please answer quickly, I need it tomorrow morning!

[@Piano_Pig]

That doesn't exist. Sus implies there is no 3rd and major implies you have a major 3rd. It's either major or sus, can't be both.

[@demiofniets]

Thanks! But I’m confused, why count the black note in the f sus but not in the rest ?

[@ascotia]

This is amazingly informative and concise. Thank you!

[@SushiSmith-s3s]

Okay, so this is for chords on white keys but what about those with sharps and flats (black keys)?

[@harshmellow1706]

It's the same concept, the colors are nothing but colors, pick any chord of your chosing that is a major triad. You have the root, the third and the fifth. Those are the three keys you will press for a major triad. To do a sus2 you will dimish the third by 2 semi tones, to do the sus4 you will augment the third by one semi tone. (Semi tone is basically the note that is the nearest, disregarding colors and scales)

[@Yoshiiselliot]

Great tutorial!

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Yttik1982]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@Piano_Pig]

My pleasure!

[@boldcautionproductions9203]

Great, as usual - many thanks, you have a great teaching style...

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks dude! 🙏

[@hoppy2829]

Easily understood, Great lesson! 👍

[@deisyvazquez799]

I get it!!!!!! Thank you! Love from Colorado!

[@Piano_Pig]

Much love! 🙏

[@Nutsosteel]

When you played Am to A sus4, did you move the 3rd up a whole step? Instead of a half step?

[@Nutsosteel]

You mentioned moving the 3rd up a half step, then when showing A minor and adding sus chords, it looks like you moved the 3rd up a whole step to get to the Asus4

[@Mabbdaa]

Yes, it's a "whole step".

[@cookiesandcream8442]

simple and straight to the point cheers

[@ebeleumeh3374]

You teach very well. Thank you.

[@vigt548]

Thanks again for not dispiriting us.

[@asamiyashin444]

If you are in C major key and you want to keep inside the key notes and make a sus4 of the F chord, the B would be natural, not flattened. Is that still an Fsus 4 or it has another name? That confuses me a bit.

[@carinatruong6446]

Any way you can do this on One hand only?

[@JAdrew]

Major Minor Augmented Diminished Thirds Suspended Is there any other piano chords?

[@niphotwala188]

Tritones? Are they also chords?

[@Piano_Pig]

There are many other chords, but you've listed all the triads you can get. Once you start adding extensions there are an infinite amount of chord types.

[@Piano_Pig]

Nipho Twala - No, a tritone is an interval.

[@JAdrew]

@@Piano_Pig and how do i recognize triads? They are harder than normal chords so how can i recognize them by hearing? Is there some trick?

[@Rationalist101]

@@Piano_Pig That's actually finite.

[@ArthurRosch]

Great lesson. I followed right along. I think with a bit of practice, by god I'll have it!

[@TNelu-nh2wk]

Thanks, these are very useful tutorials

[@oliviaedralin1436]

Excellent info. Thank you

[@tarukaja8]

Thanks. I understand what the chord is, but as an aspiring composer, the really annoying thing is knowing when and how to integrate it in a song (same with all music theory principles so far).. i suppose for now the only thing I can do is try random things until I find what sounds good together.

[@patriciozazzini3182]

sus 4th 1 half step. vs Sus 2 = 2 half steps down regardless of the scale?

[@catalinahh]

Why is it half step up, but a whole step down? I dont get it. Is it a rule or depending on the chord?

[@josearalat]

When you did the last example it confused me. Do you move the 3rd the same way up or down no matter if the chord is major or minor?

[@Autumn_Leaf8]

Sus chords are just another form of the chord. If it were originally minor you'd move it up a step for the sus4 and down a half step for the sus2 (basically the same place you'd do for a major chord). You could think of it as a ladder of half steps. Sus2 then up one half step is minor, then major then sus 4. (If that makes any sense...)

[@thomasbaray4423]

Heyyy !! I'm looking this great tuto from France and hopping there will be an other tuto of blues or jazz links ! Your tuto are so clear and so nice, continue like that !

[@Piano_Pig]

Hey Thomas, good to hear you are enjoying the lessons :) I sure do have other lessons on blues & jazz. Here is a one on the blues scale: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZutqKuqls16qtk And here is a jazz one on a 251 chord progression: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJuxY5eLbZiMb9k Hope you find them useful :)

[@Nattybumco]

were you meant to say "the way to resolve a sus chord is to go down a 4th"? cause F is the 4th down from C right? or am I wrong?

[@mare4678]

4:10 - so you resolve on the 5th below, thus from C to F. - Or from A it gets resolved to D. Correct? And it it's a B chord? ---- oh, did my own research - then it's an Es chord, which you can easily read off the circle of the fifths.... BOOM!! I love it when the brain does its magic thing, building connections.. guys, I think I've just learned something!!

[@Mabbdaa]

C - F is a perfect cadence because it's V - I, however A - D is a plagal cadence as it's IV - I.

[@liamgreig8393]

i get everything except when you say any sus chord can be resolved by resolving it to the 5th below. What exactly do you mean by the 5th below?

[@Eloho-Inibi]

I prrfee ur method. Thank you very much

[@mandy_songs]

GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL

[@biffmedlokeriktigtlabbigt1451]

oh my god these chords are beautiful

[@Piano_Pig]

Glad you liked them!

[@nuttapongpunpipat918]

what is amazing is that both sus2 and sus4 compatible with minor chord lmao

[@nonny6780]

Thanks for the tutorial, it was really helpful! Just wondering- what chord does it make when I play the notes g,a and c together?

[@jaredschnellbacher3204]

Rhiannon Corbett I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that is an augmented G chord.

[@Piano_Pig]

It's not a G augmented. It could be all sorts of things but I would see it as an Am7.

[@nonny6780]

PianoPig ok that makes sense, thanks for the help!

[@anderslenart8355]

Great tutorial - many thanks!

[@Piano_Pig]

No problem!

[@yes7855]

Beautiful 🔥🔥

[@mihirdas9747]

very helpful video thanks❤️💖

[@SuccessWithLark]

I don't understand why you moved to a sharp (half step) on the F cord, vs moving a whole step on the C cord? You didn't explain.

[@GENKI_INU]

the meaning of sus will forever be changed by amogus

[@nathaliem2196]

Thank you! You made it so easy!

[@tomboy1692]

If you go 4th below from g, would it be d Sir?

[@Piano_Pig]

Yes it would 😃

[@kawansevak3482]

What about sharp chords....which are used in black keys.... Like C sharp major...?

[@Piano_Pig]

The concept of sus chords applies to every key!

[@kawansevak3482]

@@Piano_Pig Okay ...understood.. Nice to learn something new... I would glad if you keep teaching these lessons of piano !

[@shrek7859]

Gsus christ this was a very helpful video!

[@LoveNjustice]

So does that mean you can't change the 4th chord to a sus4 and still remain in the key. Like for example the key of C (F sus4)?

[@tryingtobebetter1923]

yes. that makes sense.

[@user-ys7eh9kx9p]

does sus chords works in all modes ?

[@markstockford9109]

Can augmented and diminished triads be converted to Sus chords?

[@glorialin964]

Thanks for making this tutorial. Best one so far! Please make more

[@kid3686]

Idk man it seems kinda sus to me

[@amaledwards]

pig is sus

[@StMarysParishChurchFrinton]

That's so helpful. Many thanks