sus7 Chord Shapes

These are all based on the sus7 as the base - The suspended chords are power based, this means that the core of the chord is a power chord. Our common description for these chords would be 'powered 7ths' - Just take any 7th chord (except the diminished), Strip the 3rd and you have a sus7 chord. Check out our 'Chord Formula' chart for a more visual understanding of the the suspended chords...

sus7 Chord Shapes
(C) sus7	II. - III. - V. - VI.	I. - IV.
(A) sus7	II. - III. - V. - VI.	I. - IV.
(G) sus7	II. - III. - V. - VI.	I. - IV
(E) sus7	II. - III. - V. - VI.	I. - IV
(D) sus7	II. - III. - V. - VI.	I. - IV.	I. - IV.

You should however have a good understanding of the basic formula - some people add 7 to the sus? to get a hint of the extension. This doesn't really work good for this chord: (7 + 7th = 14th) When you say the chord 'A suspended 7' it sounds like you are suspending the 7th - sus means dropped third in a practical sense...

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