About the G sharp suspended four chord
G sharp suspended four is used in G sharp Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as a G♯ suspended fourth chord.
Its notes are G♯, C♯, and D♯. The intervals are a perfect fourth and a perfect fifth.
Also called sus. A flat suspended four spells the same notes enharmonically.
Inversions
Position 1 of 3
G sharp suspended four (root position)
Notes and intervals
| 1 | G#G♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | C#C♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 3 | D#D♯ | Perfect 5th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other G sharp chords
Simpler triads
G sharp five chordG sharp major chordG sharp minor chordG sharp diminished chordG sharp augmented chord
Suspended
G sharp suspended two chordG sharp seven suspended four chordG sharp nine suspended four chordG sharp thirteen suspended four chord
Sixths and sevenths
G sharp six chordG sharp minor six chordG sharp minor flat six chordG sharp seven chordG sharp major seven chordG sharp minor seven chordG sharp minor seven flat five chordG sharp diminished seven chordG sharp minor major seven chordG sharp major seven flat five chordG sharp major seven sharp five chordG sharp minor major seven flat five chord
Extensions
G sharp nine chordG sharp add nine chordG sharp major nine chordG sharp minor nine chordG sharp eleven chordG sharp thirteen chordG sharp six nine chordG sharp minor add nine chordG sharp major eleven chordG sharp major thirteen chordG sharp minor eleven chordG sharp minor thirteen chordG sharp minor six nine chordG sharp minor major nine chordG sharp minor major eleven chord
Altered
Functional relationships
These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.
Dominant
The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.
Subdominant
The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.
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