G ninth, suspended fourth

G9sus4

Also written G11 · G9sus · F/G

NotesG · C · D · F · A
Formula1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
G1C4D5F♭7A9
All its notes, from the root

Often written G11, or F/G: an F major triad over the root. The modern dominant — V of C major without the pull of a 3rd. Herbie Hancock's “Maiden Voyage” is built from chords like this one.

How pianists voice G9sus4

The same notes, laid out the way hands actually play them.

F over G Slash chord

G1F♭7A9C4

1 · ♭7 · 9 · 4 — an F major triad in the right hand over G in the left. The triad brings ♭7, 9 and 11; the missing 3rd is what makes the chord float.

Dm7 over G Slash chord

G1D5F♭7A9C4

1 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 4 — the same chord heard another way: a minor 7th on the 5th, with the root underneath.

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