G suspended second

Gsus2

Also written G2 (in some charts)

NotesG · A · D
Formula1 · 2 · 5
G1A2D5
Root position

No 3rd: the 2nd takes its place, so Gsus2 is neither major nor minor. Its three notes are also Dsus4 — which one you hear depends on the bass.

How pianists voice Gsus2

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

Open triad Spread

G1D5A2

1 · 5 · 2 — root and 5th below, the 2nd an octave up. The same three notes spread over two octaves: the sound of strings rather than a keyboard.

Gsus2 inversions

The same 3 notes with a different one in the bass. Each inversion is written as a slash chord.

Root position Gsus2

G1A2D5

Root at the bottom, stacked in 3rds: 1 · 2 · 5.

1st inversion Gsus2/A

A2D5G1

A (the 2) in the bass: 2 · 5 · 1.

2nd inversion Gsus2/D

D5G1A2

D (the 5) in the bass: 5 · 1 · 2.

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