Hi all,
For some reason, I'm drawing a blank on what the best practice is to notate a suspended chord. The chord is a half-note length and the middle note of the chord resolves from a B flat to an A. I realize this is more of a music theory notation question rather than a Sibelius software question, but I'm hoping to find someone who knows.
I attached a picture of how I did it, and it looks wrong to me for some reason. Any recommendations?
Suspended chord notation for piano
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There are two commonly used types of suspended chords. They are the sus4 and the sus2 chords. For these chords, the major or minor third is omitted and replaced with either a perfect fourth or a major second. The perfect fourth is more common.
Whenever you come across a sus4 chord, instead of playing the root, major third and perfect fifth (1 – 3 – 5), play the root, perfect fourth and perfect fifth (1 – 4 – 5). For example, the notes that form C major are C – E – G. Instead of E, play F and this gives you a Csus4 chord, C – F – G. In other words, raise the middle note by a half step.
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Whenever you come across a sus4 chord, instead of playing the root, major third and perfect fifth (1 – 3 – 5), play the root, perfect fourth and perfect fifth (1 – 4 – 5). For example, the notes that form C major are C – E – G. Instead of E, play F and this gives you a Csus4 chord, C – F – G. In other words, raise the middle note by a half step.
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