Sus the 4 Chord

shimmer on the second stop
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suspension
4 → 4sus2 → 4

Everyone susses the tonic; the secret is sussing the 4. Its sus2 is the key's 5 — a note every neighboring chord shares — so the shimmer ties the whole progression together.

movesthe 4 chord's 3rd dips to its 2 and back — and that 2 is the key's own 5solo·singhold the key's 5 straight through — it lives inside every chord hereon recordWonderwall — Oasis (sus colors baked into every grip)try itWherever the 4 gets a full bar, toggle 4 → 4sus2 → 4 inside it.
C1
F4
Fsus24sus2
F4
Play this on the neck in Key Change Lab →

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