I want to know how the name of the chord would change in an Fmaj for example. let's say that instead of
F , A , C
I played
F , A# , C
What would it now be called? Sorry if it's obvious, I'm kind of new to this stuff
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Sign up to join this communityI want to know how the name of the chord would change in an Fmaj for example. let's say that instead of
F , A , C
I played
F , A# , C
What would it now be called? Sorry if it's obvious, I'm kind of new to this stuff
F, A#/B♭, C would be an Fsus4 chord. The reason why is because you’re “suspending” or omitting the third- A, and replacing it with the fourth- A#/B♭
The F chord is made of F (root), A (third), and C (fifth), because the F major scale is F(1), G(2), A(3), A#/B♭(4), C(5), D(6), and E(7). Technically, we should just refer to it as a B♭ instead of A# for the F major scale.
Here is some easy-to-understand information about suspended chords:
https://arisbassblog.com/sus2-sus4-sus7-just-plain-sus-suspense/