Sus Guitar Chords - The power of suspensions
Channel: Sound Guitar Lessons with Jared
Date: 2021-01-19

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. Sus guitar chords are powerful and beautiful sounding chords. This lesson is about sus chords on the guitar and in general. Learn the theory and history of suspended chords and how to play sus chords on guitar. *** Free chord chart for sus chord guitar shapes: https://bit.ly/32UF6cQ

Weekly Lesson #58

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Lesson Content Outline with Timestamp Links:
0:00 - About this lesson
0:32 - Theory structure of sus2 and sus4 chords
1:29 - History & function of suspended chords
3:41 - Sus chord practice option #1: Static
4:36 - Sus chord practice option #2: Traditional
5:42 - Summary & outro

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Lesson Description:
If you've looked up song progressions before you've almost certainly seen sus chords with labels like sus2 and sus4. We tend to think of sus guitar chords as just another chord shape to learn. But historically suspended chords had a very specific function in music. In this short video I explain the theory and history of sus chords and how I recommend practicing them. This unique and alluring chord type is a powerful tool for expression and definitely worth adding to your chord vocabulary. 

Check out related videos I've made on similar topics in these playlists:
• Beginning Guitarist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF31iNBwu1bUHcCa9TD-QzNm
• How to Learn Guitar Chords Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1FXo8IWbKUb9_k0pMhgbtr
• Chords: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF3o1un8ZupI3KLtgP7iZVsf
• Music Theory: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1mCmTK-fLknDWjvuElendp
• Classical Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1Pbefq1MjCMUJYum8z76oD
• Solo Guitar & Finger-style: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0R8Kbv14D-876K63ozRRAq

Resources used to make this video:
• Notation and tabs made with Notion ipad app
• Chord diagrams made using Adobe creative suite

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Sus guitar chords are so beautiful, they’re worth exploring and understanding deeply, that’s why I made this video. In this video I talk about sus2 and sus4 chords, how to play sus chords on the guitar, and how to use sus chords both in a modern sense and a traditional classical sense on the guitar. Sus chords explained this way should help you understand suspended chords historically and theoretically. Suspended guitar chords can be just the spice you were looking for in a chord progression so I hope you’ll enjoy practicing them in the two ways that I suggest in this video. 

I hope you enjoyed this lesson and found it beneficial. Let me know what you thought. Thanks! :) 
- Jared
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