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Isus4–I–IVsus2–IV

Isus4 – I – IVsus2 – IV — Suspended chords resolving gently — airy singer-songwriter sound.

Chord shapes in G major (standard tuning)

Using a different tuning? Open it in the Looper — it finds playable shapes for whatever tuning you choose.

How the chords work

Written in Roman numerals, this progression is Isus4 – I – IVsus2 – IV — in C major that is Csus4 – C – Fsus2 – F. Each numeral is a step of the scale; upper case is a major chord, lower case minor.

• Isus4 — the home chord — the progression feels finished when it lands here.
• IVsus2 — a bright, open chord a fourth above home — the "amen" chord.

Isus4–I–IVsus2–IV in all 12 keys

Practice ideas

• Beginners: play one strum per chord and say the chord names out loud, then two strums, then a steady down-down-up-up-down-up pattern.
• Change keys with a capo: keep the G major shapes and move a capo up — the capo calculator shows which fret gives the key you want.
• Solo over it: loop it in the Looper and improvise with the G major pentatonic or G major scale — the scale pages show every position and play a backing track.
• Train your ear: the progression ear trainer mixes this with similar progressions until you can tell them apart.

Similar progressions

• Acoustic add9 loop Iadd9 – V – vi – IVadd9
• Falling IV–iii–ii–I IV – iii – ii – I
• Extended Canon turnaround I – V – vi – iii – IV – I – ii – V
• I–V–vi–iii–IV I – V – vi – iii – IV
• I–vi–iii–IV I – vi – iii – IV
• Funky 9th-chord blues I9 – IV9 – I9 – I9 – IV9 – IV9 – I9 – I9 – V9 – IV9 – I9 – V9

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