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Asus4 chord on piano

A suspended 4th: A · D · E. It sounds held breath: the 4th wants to fall to the 3rd, and resolving it is the oldest trick in music.

NotesA D E Built fromroot + perfect 4th + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard

DEADEA

Fingering

Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · D — finger 3 · E — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use Asus4

LeontovychCarol of the Bells D minor · Intermediate ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 1 Bb minor · Advanced ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2 C# minor · Advanced LisztConsolation No. 3 Db major · Advanced J.S. BachJ.S. Partita No.3 6. Scherzo A minor · Beginner J.S. BachJ.S. Partita No.3 1. Fantasia BWV 827 A minor · Beginner

A chords of every quality

AAmA7Amaj7Am7A6Am6AdimAdim7AaugAsus2Asus4Aadd9A9

Every suspended 4th chord

Csus4D♭sus4Dsus4E♭sus4Esus4Fsus4F♯sus4Gsus4A♭sus4Asus4B♭sus4Bsus4

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