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Spread Triads: sus4 chords

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Learn the sus4 spread triads and apply them to your playing.

Compare these triads to the spread sus2 triads.

Sixth String

Fsus4 Root position spread triad

f natural
fret tile
fret tile
a sharp, b flat
c natural
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile

Fsus4 First-inversion spread triad

fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
c natural
fret tile
a sharp, b flat
fret tile
fret tile
f natural
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile

Fsus4 Second-inversion spread triad

fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
c natural
fret tile
fret tile
f natural
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
a sharp, b flat
fret tile
fret tile

Fifth String

B♭sus4 First-inversion spread triad

a sharp, b flat
fret tile
fret tile
f natural
fret tile
d sharp, e flat
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile

B♭sus4 First-inversion spread triad

fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
f natural
d sharp, e flat
fret tile
fret tile
a sharp, b flat
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile

B♭sus4 Second-inversion spread triad

fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
f natural
fret tile
fret tile
fret tile
a sharp, b flat
fret tile
fret tile
d sharp, e flat
fret tile
fret tile

Key Tasks

  • Practice the triads from the 6th string root and the 5th string root.
  • Visualize the relationship between the Fsus4 and B♭sus2.
  • Try resolving the Fsus4 chords down to F, and then up to B♭
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