Skills · Scales & harmony

Suspensions & resolution

Hear the suspended note return to the third while the other notes are held.

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  1. Lesson 118

    Sus: suspend, then resolve

    Hear the suspended note resolve to the chord's third.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  2. Lesson 120

    The river: hearing seventh and sus colours

    The melody stands out over root+seventh accompaniment; hear Gsus4→G.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  3. Lesson 193

    Complete piece: Ballad in seventh colours

    A 12-bar ballad: seventh chords, a resolving sus and a bass walking down step by step.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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