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Db Suspended 4th (Dbsus4)

Also written as C# Suspended 4th (C# and Db are the same key).

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1+4+5
C#1F#3G#5
4 4

Notes in Db Suspended 4th

C# (root)F#G#

Inversions

Same notes as Db Suspended 4th, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

C# in the bass

C#1F#3G#5

1st inversion

F# in the bass (Dbsus4/F#)

F#1G#2C#5

2nd inversion

G# in the bass (Dbsus4/G#)

G#1C#3F#5

The notes C#, F# and G# make up Db Suspended 4th.

The other suspension raises the missing third up to a perfect fourth, which sits a half step above where the third would normally be. That closeness creates real tension, and it's why a sus4 chord so often falls straight back down into the plain major or minor triad on the same root a beat later.

Related chords

DbDbsus2Db7sus4

Difficulty: Beginner. Category: Triads. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.