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Guitar Lab: Putting Sus Chords to Work

Intensive Examination of Sus Chord Applications for Rhythm Guitar

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Guitar Lab: Putting Sus Chords to Work
Brad Carlton

Brad Carlton

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About this course

Hi, I'm Brad Carlton and welcome to Guitar Lab: Putting Sus Chords to Work. General harmony is tertian in nature, which means chords are built in thirds (every other note of the scale). This course examines various applications of the sus2 and sus4 chord. Many modern sounds are available with these structures.

In this course, we'll examine the harmonic implications of playing sus chords over all 12 notes of the chromatic scale.

What you'll learn

  • Learning sus chord resolution methods
  • Understand bass note relationships in chord voicings
  • Exploring harmonic tension
  • Learn how to communicate complex chord structures
  • Understanding complex chord voicings
Release date: 06/30/2017 • 1h 38m runtime
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Sample lessons
Chord Plurality Pt. 1
Chord Plurality Pt. 1
Isus2 = Vsus4
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
Bassline Chromaticism
Chord Symbols
Chord Symbols
Slash Chord Labeling
Sus Inversions Pt. 1
Sus Inversions Pt. 1
Root Position

What's included

19 lessons • 18 charts • 11 Jam Tracks

Putting Sus Chords To Work
Hi, I'm Brad Carlton, and welcome to Guitar Lab: Putting Sus Chords to Work. General harmony is tertian in nature, which means chords are built in thirds (every other note of the scale). This course examines various applications of the sus2 and sus4 chord. Many modern sounds are available with these structures.

In this course, we'll examine the harmonic implications of playing sus chords over all 12 notes of the chromatic scale.
Chord Plurality Pt. 1
In this lesson, we'll look at the relationship between sus2 and sus4 chords.
The Big Picture
It's always wise to be aware of the 12 possible options in regards to the bassline when utilizing slash chords.
Chord Symbols
This lesson discusses the merits of slash chord labeling.
Sus Inversions Pt. 1
This lesson will equip you with visualizing the root position sus chords on the fingerboard.
Sus Inversions Pt. 2
This lesson will equip you with visualizing the first inversion sus chords on the fingerboard.
Sus Inversions Pt. 3
This lesson will equip you with visualizing the second inversion sus chords on the fingerboard.

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Reviews

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JohnSmithers

Verified buyer

09/21/20

A great introduction

This course is a great introduction to Sus chords.It was something I had little knowledge about,but this course set me right.As always Brad Carlton finds the right balance and is an engaging Instructor.I recommend!

EarleG

Verified buyer

11/30/18

Guitar Lab: Putting Sus Chords to Work

This is a very good course so far. I have only gone through a few exercises though.

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