stringery

C seven sus4 Suspended family

Hanging in the air before a big resolution.

Easiest shape1 of 6

Square: the root. In colour: the 4th, which gives the chord its sound.

Change a finger and see what it becomes

Built from

  • Croot
  • F4th
  • G5th
  • B♭flat 7th

A dominant 7 with its 3rd suspended to the 4th: double the waiting.

Tension: Restless

Hear it in a progression

Where it goes next

Thinking in F major, where it is the V7 chord.

  • Fmaj7

    Imaj7. The strongest pull in music: tension resolving home.

  • Dm7

    vi7. The fake-out: you expect home, you get the relative minor.

Sounds close

  • Gm7

    Shares 3 of its notes. Both have F, G and B♭.

  • E♭

    Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G and B♭.

  • F

    Shares 2 of its notes. Both have C and F.

  • Fm

    Shares 2 of its notes. Both have C and F.

Scales that fit

Notes you can play over this chord, simplest first.

Keys it lives in