These are the open position Suspended Chords. In music a Suspended Chord is a chord that has a Root and a Perfect fifth but the third is replaced with either a major second to create a Sus2 chord or a perfect forth to create a Sus4 chord. As suspended chords do not contain a third they are neither major or minor because it is the third that gives a chord it’s major or minor sound. The other effect of removing the third is that it give a chord a feeling of tension and so suspended chords need to resolve to another chord containing a third. Below is a table of the of the chords above with notes that make them.
| Sus2 Chord | Root | Major Second | Perfect Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asus2 | A | B | E |
| Dsus2 | D | E | A |
| Fsus2 | F | G | C |
| Sus4 Chord | Root | Perfect Forth | Perfect Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asus4 | A | D | E |
| Csus4 | C | F | G |
| Dsus4 | D | G | A |
| Esus4 | E | A | B |
| Fsus4 | F | B♭ | C |
| Gsus4 | G | C | D |
