Chord Of The Week 24/5/14 - Moveable sus2 chords

bigjon

Think Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House Ebsus2 x68866.

Formula 1 2 5, so Csus2 would be C D G, i.e. x300xx. Ideally the 2 should be voiced below the 5 to avoid sounding like the supsiciously-similar 5add9 chord (not always possible, and if the 2nd is followed by the 3rd in the chord progression it sounds OK)

Here are moveable sus2 chords for the 5 CAGED shapes: get ready for some finger stretches! -

C shape - Dbsus2: x4112x or x41124 (fret 5th string with thumb), OR x43144 (barre with little finger)

A shape - Bbsus2: x13311 (quite Purple Rain-ish)

G shape - Absus2: 43134x / 431344 (fret 6th string with thumb)

E shape - F#sus2: 24412x (fret 6th string with thumb)

D shape - Ebsus2: xx1366 (more of a hybrid  with a C shape, but xx1341 is a 5add9 with the 2nd above the 5th)

bigjon

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mike_l

D-shape

xx0230

or moveable

xx2452

A nice open C

x3x033

or C sus2 (nicked from Queensryche I don't believe in love*)

x3x533

or

x35533

*original was Csus2/D (xx0533)

mellowsun

Ah, the sus2 - instant '80s ballad, particularly if you move the bass around. E.g.

Gmaj7 -> Gsus2 and back again (use a tied dotted crotchet rhythm in the same way a pianist might)

x 10 9 7 7 x

x 10 7 7 8 x

Then repeat with E, C and B in the bass:

0 x 9 7 7 x

0 x 7 7 8 x

8 x 9 7 7 x

8 x 7 7 8 x

7 x 9 7 7 x

7 x 7 7 8 x

Roland

mike_l said:

D-shape

xx0230

or moveable

xx2452

This one has a lovely sound