Why YOU Love SUS Chords

In this video we explore the theory and use of suspension in music composition.
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[@geraldlobster7695]

I can't handle this anymore. It's everywhere I go.

[@pygmalion8952]

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[@andrewnicholas291]

69th like

[@FurretAnimationsIsEpic]

SUSSY

[@Agony.]

Fuck Among us and amogus.

[@newslandiamusicproductions1787]

LOL

[@Bigbuddyandblue]

I was suspended a lot in high school. It did bring tension.

[@redwatch.]

I pray your situation was resolved.

you mean "de tension"

[@oceanhedonist265]

Were you hot for da teacher to relieve da tension?

[@paulawilliamson637]

Mike Roberti very very witty, I was also suspended for various years in high school. The infusion here is “hi” or hiatus.

Sounds like you needed more G sus in your life : )

[@epicgamer-ur1wg]

When the sus4 chord resolves to a major triad! 😳

[@elgordo815]

SUSSY

[@jerememes270]

I love that, god damn.

[@magicant_]

that’s a bit sussy

[@meshal5915]

Unfunny

[@letimo6721]

I personally like it more when it resolves to a minor triad.

[@luxcraft4171]

This was two years ahead of its time, incredible.

[@finnyboi1437]

I swear im actually going to lose it

[@Dunch4]

this made my day. thank you.

[@Exc4Iibur]

📮

[@newslandiamusicproductions1787]

xd

[@butterfone]

Amongsus

[@tomrabbani]

Got a new laptop, I've heard it's pretty good for making moving music. It's an Asus.

[@alex0589]

tom rabbani get the fuck ouuttaaa hereee aha

[@nandakoryaaa]

I C what you did there

[@dougthemoleman]

I also hear it helps to have a Latino friend named Jesus to help you out with those.

[@rosesandsongs21]

Ha ha ha!

[@DMSProduktions]

Asux!

[@yuzamei]

when the notes are sus 😳

[@ploopybear]

when the chord is sus 😳

[@hydroid7273]

IM LOSING IT

[@Agony.]

Og's will remember sus from KZbinPoops and not among us

[@yuzamei]

@@Agony. also that

[@meshal5915]

Unfunny

[@godfather3357]

That chord is sus Let's vote him out.

[@localammaoldchannelihavean3560]

WHEN THE CORD IS SUS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@the_bassiah]

Oh not amogus!

[@localammaoldchannelihavean3560]

@@the_bassiah the voices

[@the_bassiah]

@@localammaoldchannelihavean3560 get them out of my head....

[@localammaoldchannelihavean3560]

@@the_bassiah they dont leave

[@Joeboblarry1]

Oh no, E flat 11. Don’t tell Adam Neely

[@DrRajeshKoothrappali]

Good one :D

[@SylarTheBest]

It wasn't Eb Major 11, it was just a sus ;) the notation was off

[@ryanclarke5621]

How to not suck at music...

[@TJKerrell]

B A S S

[@MamboGuy914]

hello....SSSsssllaappperrrs 👋

[@chrisormond]

Sometimes listening to you I feel like I'm back in chemistry class and feeling overwhelmed

[@Roboprogs]

I get that feeling too: stuff goes by too fast for me in these videos, and it's like being given a homework assignment at the end of class :-)

[@DrumWild]

My guitar mentor taught me three important things about learning the guitar: 1. You will never completely master the guitar. 2. If you remember 20% of what I teach you, you're a genius. 3. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. This was after I expressed that I felt like I was "drowning" in an infinite sea of things that I might never learn or ever use. Once I accepted that complete mastery is impossible, and that I won't remember it all, I began to relax and ended up learning more. Remaining overwhelmed will lead you to a situation known as "Mathematics Anxiety," where the anxiety actually gets in the way of your learning. For beginners, take in as much of what Rick says as possible. Should you ever start formal studies, you'll encounter things that you've seen or heard about before. A lot of it is just assigning labels to things you may have already known. Best of luck.

[@Roboprogs]

DrumWild thanks. In my case, this stuff is quite a bit beyond the music classes I took 30 years ago while getting my computer science degree. Old dog new tricks time...

[@surveil3548]

@@DrumWild except for Guthrie Govan

[@michaelogden5958]

Organic Chemistry. Gsus.

[@ploopybear]

When the chord is sus 😳

[@meshal5915]

Unfunny

[@aarnimustakallio7769]

Very funny

[@timeforward5641]

@@aarnimustakallio7769 yeah.

[@anonecki]

I don't understand half of the things he's saying, but his charisma and enthusiasm is more than enough to keep my attention

[@Mabbdaa]

Sorry I know I'm a year late but I can explain it. A "suspended chord" basically removes the 3rd note in the chord, and replaces it with another note depending on the number at the end. For example, A minor consists of A, C, E. Let's say we make it Asus4. It would be A, *D*, E. Because the "4" at the end notifies us that the third note should be replaced with the 4th note. (Note after C)

[@Chuck_502]

Love your videos Rick.....I have no idea what the f%^k you're talking about musically most of the time but I still love watching.keep em comin : )

[@mastod0n1]

That's what I love about Rick. I used to be into learning music theory but haven't kept up with it in years and Rick's way of explaining things in a nice way for those who might not have a background in music theory.

[@dentoncrimescene]

That's the good thing, eventually, you start to understand more and more.

[@iancostello3923]

Very true, Rick has introduced me to tons of concepts. And especially what I like to think of as a "contemporary approach" to music theory.

[@owenlee5587]

personally, I love his videos, but they aren't good for beginners

[@brianomoli4]

Sounds like we all need to get the Beato Book.

[@tristanpatterson3843]

Today I learnt that the most talented musicians are hardly ever famous.

[@DrumWild]

The first sus chord I ever played was a Dsus4, when a friend taught me a brand-new song by Rush called _Fly By Night._ Been a fan of these types of chords ever since.

[@michaeldejong2700]

Rush are the kings of sus4/2 chords

[@motoputz3201]

i wish my brain could keep up with rick ...i've been augmented by the tension of the suspension modulating towards a resolution of consonance.

[@imaginationisthefabricofli7145]

Lol don't be diminished👌

[@vault4455]

😂😂😂

[@walterwhite4699]

That's a _minor_ problem....

[@friggenjoe4092]

What's a worship teams favourite chord? Gsus :p

[@paulalcohol]

Oh! My! God! 😂😂😂😂

[@EdoardoRavaglia]

😂😂😂

[@longtrang5706]

friggen Joe ya brother!

[@andrewt248]

I don't know. We love that "Stairway" [ Dsus2 - D - Dsus4 ] piece quite a bit, too. (yeah, I got the joke :) )

[@sceptwo]

@@ChristianIce Chris sei ovunque

[@twstdelf]

I like when you show the notation in addition to the chord names! :)

[@deborahbarry8458]

twstdelf Yes! Show the notation

[@SendirianAja]

"Oh, so you're studying music? Name the impostor"

[@tsbulmer]

I was hoping for a "Please sus-cribe". Alas.

[@gokblok]

This needs more likes.

[@gl1tchz]

no way

[@engineergaming1669]

Sususususususususususus

[@Moog604]

U so sussy

[@fleshtonegolem]

Rick, you are by far the easiest to listen to music teacher on youtube. Your lessons are so succinct and easy to digest that I have learned something every time I watch!

[@kentmains7763]

The fact that I now know what a sus chord is is hard to believe, before watching Rick's channel I knew absolutely nothing.

[@slickwillie3376]

I thought I knew. I was mistaken. 🙂

[@bogassolti8082]

Same here.

[@Exventory]

Among Us ruined this chord. I'm so sorry.

[@OpTubeShorts]

Lol

[@smokemachines666]

I'm Rick's cousin what you said?

[@sn4rrk]

guys whatever you do, do NOT sort these comments by new! 😳

[@makctelephones6213]

in most cases. when peoples see your comments. they sort comments by new to see your comments.. so rip

[@livingbeings]

The tension created by SUS chords is the tension of uncertainty. It's as if, for a moment, you could be in a different key than you thought you were, or at least there is some ambiguity. The movement to resolution removes our uncertainty and lands us in a securely unambiguous place that relieves the tension of uncertainty.

[@carminemasi]

Well said.

[@rcjward]

Living Beings Not so much uncertainty as anticipation for me...

[@johnfoster7762]

Yeah, and that Isus4 = IVsus2 = VQ inversionary thing can set up some cool modulations/resolutions, sometimes to surprisingly remote areas. You get three chords, all tonally ambiguous with their own set of resolutions, for the price of one, I like to think.

[@joorchestra]

John Foster Yeah, that’s what I thought! It’s similar to the tritone substitution, just like a black hole speedway junction to far away keys.

[@hushedtones7168]

No for me it's the tension of asymmetry. If you didn't know notes are frequencies of equal temperaments. All major chords have a similar frequency ratio and major chords have one too. They feel balanced because the lowest and highest notes of the chord are at the strongest interval the perfect fifth. It's so strong that using only root and fifth is called "power chord". The 3rd is placed as much symmetrically as possible between the two. It's either a bit below (minor) or a bit above (major) the perfect symmetrical middle frequency. But it's never perfect because there's no perfect symmetry between 7notes as it's an odd number. This slight asymmetry is what creates emotions in music. All minor/major chords of a scale have a distinct feel because of the different root note they're based on. But even tough they have a distinct sound they all feel orderly and right in their place. When you play a sus it's a différent ratio and you break the symetrical balance. Just like looking at thing all ordered perfectly and someone moves something over your brain wants thing to be in order again. It's used in color theory and in photography/cinema framing composition. Even clueless people will feel it even tough they don't know or can't explain. They will say it's subconscious, just like they will "feel" small character in a movie is the bad guy when the creators put many subtle clues of cinematic language to get us to think that. They can use it to play with us too.

[@NahreSol]

Wow, great video! I love the variety of examples and explanations.

[@BillyMac812]

It is great that you two respect each other enough to comment on the other's videos. I am subscribed to both of your channels. Is there any chance of you two collaborating on a video together? Just asking

[@CorbCorbin]

Do tell him.

[@george474747]

Doesn't Angie stand out though? What a beautiful song...

[@hom2fu]

great movie music example

[@mingzelipiano0920]

Hi Nahre!!!

[@gulfcoastbeemer]

Rick Beato can pack for more musical enlightenment, inspiration and clarity in a twelve minute video than seems humanly possible. You have to marvel at his enthusiasm.

[@clouds5]

I play a lot of stuff never resolving the sus chords. Makes the harmonies airy and open. Love it.

[@mogsy2112]

I actually prefer it, when they don't resolve. To me, it makes the tension created ramp up to desperation, so to speak. I don't know how else to describe it.

[@wesleyalan9179]

Gods favorite guitar chord ....Gsus

[@KatalysstClub]

Sus what???? Gotta put a number after that SUS.

[@V1CCZ3XX]

@@KatalysstClub Gsus..3? Holy trinity hahah

[@wesleyalan9179]

Allen Marlin ...i just told the joke like i heard it, lol! But yeah...

[@wesleyalan9179]

Its an old as fuck joke, i can't believe anyone hasn't pointed that out,lol! I love this video btw and i love sus chords

[@CorbCorbin]

Wesley alan Someone did, they just substitute Worship Band for God.

[@ollies246]

The quality of the content on this channel just keeps getting better and better

[@luckydog-287]

Always amazing stuff here. Thank you!

[@leerichardson551]

Great video Rick, loving the Beato Book.

[@Juan6Meses]

Amazing as always Rick, I'll be waiting for the next class on sus chords.

[@1954BJohn]

Rick - you are an incredible teacher!!... period.... Many Thanks for sharing your time.

[@AntKneeLeafEllipse]

One of my favorite videos of yours. So focused, and so much information!

[@JuanDavidVargasMora]

Thanks a lot for all your videos, Rick. This one seems specially well organized to me. You're doing an amazing job.

[@gregdanielson9086]

I wrote a song with the 4-3 resolution about 25+ yrs ago, and I'm just beginning the process of getting it recorded, having shelved it for no reason. This SUS Chords video is a great lesson.

[@hernanandressoto]

Muy bien explicado rick. Love this video. Greetings from Chile

[@TomZach]

amazing! this is just pure gold. thanks for sharing Rick.

[@chucksl21]

Awesome teaching man! Thanks for your time and sharing.

[@Reegus]

IM GOING TO FUCKING LOSE IT

[@meltedyakkystick3891]

"All these suspended chords act like suspensions" lol that's a good point. I'll keep that in mind.

[@GoaWay4Sanity]

6:33 - *Bbmaj to Ebmaj: the POWER of I & IV!!*

[@bronxemail7180]

amazingly great, very helpful, great examples too

[@Sco3000]

Would love to hear you do a video specifically on John Barry and what he achieved through his James Bond scores... Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, & On Her Majesty's Secret Service all have terrific scores. And yes I was born in 1993!

[@deanwolfechannel]

YAH...great idea. Beato: Analyse that bad boys compositions in the Bond films, so distinct.

[@basspig]

I love JB's Fun City. Great jazz.

[@jasonbone5121]

Always loved the sound of a sus chord!

[@ioannisdenton]

This is one of the most musical lessons i ve seen. So much knowledge served here!!

[@user-lr2yu5vb7h]

Just have to love you Rick, thank you for all that you have shared with us.

[@DarrelMayhead]

Can't believe you spoke about suspended chords and not a single mention of Zappa! Love the videos by the way!

[@z.b.8168]

SUSpicious

[@z.b.8168]

imposter among us sussy

[@craigparse1439]

I've always liked suspended chords, especially the sus2 & sus4 (both with and without the dominant 7th). To be honest, this video is the first time I've heard the sus4/9 explained. You nailed it! Wonderful job on this video!

[@mariorossi5059]

Love this kind of stuff. Thanks Rick!

[@MelTuly]

Thank you so much for this . These videos are truly amazing and a resource we can return to over and over . So valuable. Thank you .

[@Jude1017]

Rick Beato - Bonnie Raitt's version of "I Can't Make You Love Me," is a CLINIC on suspensions and dissonance, especially with the chords of Bruce Hornsby. That should make your series, "WHAT MAKES THIS SONG GREAT!" Amazing work. I'm a classical organist, but my first love was jazz and rock, so these videos are great tutorials.

[@nateb1247]

Great call, such a perfect song!

[@ToastedCigar]

Yes, I do love the Sus chords very much. I was writing a song for acoustic guitar and a violin, and I thought that the song needed some color: replaced a few Am chords with Asus2's and boom, it worked like charm

[@michalmikolajmaslowski3994]

Superb, Rick. Thank you!

[@fortressofgraves]

Thanks Rick! I love how you explain these with a variety of music styles. It's extremely helpful when you show their practical uses like this.

[@memalley]

Alex Lifeson of Rush uses suspended chords pretty much in every song. He's a master of them in rock.

[@louisjwiese5515]

I have no idea what you are talking about. And have no knowledge of music theory, but I am fascinated. Definitely. I had to teach myself guitar and piano as a teenager. So I guess it is time to learn some music theory.

[@L.A.W.Studios]

Been meaning to watch this video for awhile, finally did ..great content Rick!

[@mikeytimz4387]

Wonderful explanation and great to see you playing the instruments as well

[@nathanlalify]

Oh Rick we wanted you to shred that Stairway To Heaven solo haha ! Awesome video

[@stivklif]

Denied!

[@JoshBryan]

Damn right we did!!

[@sealnibba7723]

When the chord is sus 🤨

[@GuilhermeFazza]

I am so grateful for all the knowledge you have provided me throughout the last months I have been watching your videos Rick. Thanks so much for that.

[@kokopelli314]

These videos are great! Fun to play along.

[@andymusicyoutube]

5:25 flying in a blue dream

[@julioahora]

2:35 if i could fly

[@davidjulian4575]

Exactly!

[@alex0589]

I never understood why everyone always told me "you sus! You fkg sus, man!" I think they meant they really liked my sus chords. Weird cause i played drums.

[@mcscarfy4414]

Ba' dum tsh

[@voicelessuvularplosive]

you kinda sus ngl 😳

[@cattamalon]

this man was way ahead from his time

[@monochromesky3066]

Wait a minute 2 YEARS AGO

[@BrandonCuringtonOfficial]

this man living in the future

[@dr.guyshkolnik_composer]

Great video Rick, really enjoyed it!

[@maxkhameleon446]

Love this. I've always loved SUS chords. This explained a lot. Thanks Rick!

[@Zaffron-pc8xd]

SUSSSS?!?!?! AMOGOS

[@glennaldosf]

the other day a guy carrying a bible came up to me in the street and asked, "Son, have you found Gsus yet?" ... and I was like yeah, just omit the major third and play a perfect 4th or major 2nd instead....

[@michaelhaugh72]

This should be getting way more attention than it really is...hahahahahahahahaha

[@jxcreativedesign]

This comment needs more likes.

[@EmmaPeelman]

Magisterial that comment! You got that Bible basher sussed!

[@triad5766]

Technically a gsus is strictly the 4th. Gsus2 is always notated as sus2 while sus4 can be just “sus”

[@souviksen7497]

Wow! This is simply beautiful! Learned something new yet again. Thank you Rick Beato

[@andrewwhitaker2238]

Rick, these videos are absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much.

[@betolicks4071]

I would Love a series Where rick Goes back in history and Breaksdown dark age music and the middle ages from everything in Europe across the middle east to the continent of asia and back to the native tribal people in the Americas I feel like this type of music has so much more to learn from everything from their hyms and rasps to the undeniable melodies All the dark and bright sounding qualities, Rick would be the man for this.

[@george474747]

Great idea.

[@LightningNinjaTV]

WHEN THE CHORDS ARE SUSSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM, BUM BUM BUM, BUM BUM

[@autocrow]

Great explanation! I especially liked it when you showed the chords and notes on the screen. I subscribed.

[@jonfletcher147]

Wow glad I’ve found your channel Rick! From a new UK fan!

[@93greenstrat]

Sus chords are awesome....especially dominant 7 sus 4's!

[@halldormar]

Double suspension = Ára bátur by Sigur Rós! (From min. 4:30) I recommend you listen to it with earphones.

[@climbtibet]

Thanks rick for going above and beyond to make videos that make utube and quality music education better and more accessible for everyone.

[@soyginna]

You are a great teacher! I love your commitment to the art. Cheers from New York!

[@RichTones]

If they are good enough for Alex Lifeson, they are good enough for me!

[@ericpayne9091]

My thoughts exactly! the sus2 is pretty much his go-to chord, it ends up everywhere in Rush

[@RichTones]

When I was beginning playing guitar I always thought he was playing some secret complex chords and could not figure out. But I knew I was hearing something more than power chords and big bar chords LOL

[@HollowDesert]

@@RichTones same here

[@MrHeshersNeighborhood]

Thank you so much, my theory is weak and this has helped immensely. ✌️❤️&🤘

[@seattlevkk]

What an excellent lesson. The examples are priceless

[@MisterWub]

Rick I’ve watched quite a few of your videos and they are always so informative, but when you start getting into film score territory you are speaking my language and touching my soul! Love the Thomas Newman Shawshank example. I wish you would do more film music examples, and seeing you play that part from Shawshank with the explanation is awesome!

[@TheEarlyAstrotype1024]

3:18 That Csus#4 sounds so emotional when the chord C transitions to Csus#4 (or Cadd9 then Cadd9#11). That's why I really love Lydian scale/mode so much, it just sounds so ethereal.😍 Csus#4 is so beautifully sus😳

[@Xirnatts]

When he says “eMOtion” and “eMOtive” I swear I can almost hear him say amogus

[@thelonelydirector]

Good god I love this channel. Well done, Rick. :)

[@sixstringmarauder]

Great video. Love all your videos but the theory is the best, well articulated and the animation helps immensely

[@philipmoscatello3034]

excellent video! This is very eye opening.

[@Salotto.]

When the imposter is sus!😳

[@rokeley94]

You're right - I DO love SUS chords! THANKS for the VIDEO and keep up the great WORK!

[@sebastianmoggia4800]

Great explanation!!!....love you Ricky 👏👏

[@jnamet]

Ace video Rick, loved the Shawshank Redemption progression, moving the bass progression around in that leads to all kinds of wonderful voicings!

[@nateb1247]

All the sus puns on here still never Csus to amaze me.

[@mateolah8828]

He did not know what comedy would this video bring in two years

[@Myrdinn777]

Awesome video Rick, I'm so glad your channel is growing.

[@martijn3151]

Rick, you are awesome. Just wanted to have that said. It’s amazing to see all this musical talent combined in one super happy enthusiastic person.

[@grepl111]

6:03 and on sounds like Resistance by Muse, except for the Em chord

[@Crommy5]

My ability to understand any of what he says is suspended.

[@KamilDeKerel]

yeah his "theory" is basically him playing some random chords on the piano and saying what he plays not really for people who don't know any theory

[@owenlee5587]

@@KamilDeKerel Sadly, that's true. His videos are great, but as a beginner, I find them hard to follow.

[@hom2fu]

topic here is like 4th year university. you already know prerequisite s

[@kyleolin3566]

I’ve been watching for a long time, and am just catching on to a lot of this. Another good channel is New Jazz.

[@in2driving]

Excellent video, Rick!

[@ianlmackay]

Really great video Rick... knew about the function of SUS chords, and have used lightly, but you really bring it home musically.