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Sus, Add and Power Chords
Take one note out of a chord, and it stops being major or minor. It just hangs in the air.
In this lesson you'll
- Learn sus chords, add nine chords and power chords.
- Use them to colour a loop.
Music in this lesson
- Pinball WizardThe Who · 1969
- Free Fallin'Tom Petty · 1989
- You Really Got MeThe Kinks · 1964
- Blitzkrieg BopRamones · 1976
Remember
Sus chords swap the third for a second or a fourth. Sus four wants to resolve. Sus two just floats.
Add nine keeps the third, and adds the ninth. It stays major, with extra colour.
A power chord is just a root and a fifth. No third, no mood: pure power.