A♯sus4

A# Suspended 4th chord

Notes

A#D#F

Intervals

1115

Root

A#

Voicings on standard tuning

Voicing 1
Voicing 2
Voicing 3
Voicing 4
Voicing 5
Voicing 6

About A♯sus4

Interval formula

1 – 4 – 5

Sound character

tense and unresolved, begging to fall back to the plain major

Where it appears

Classic suspension before a major chord; extremely common in gospel, worship and 70s rock.

Common progressions using A♯sus4

I–V–vi–IV

A#sus4→F→Gm→D#

With A#sus4 as the tonic, this is the classic four-chord pop loop.

ii–V–I

A#sus4 is the resting point everything resolves to.

I–IV–V

A#sus4→D#→F

The three-chord backbone of folk, country and early rock and roll.

Other A# chords

Same quality, other roots