…well, it’s kinda sus

    • ArtVandelay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      1-4-5 is a suspended triad where the 4 is a suspended note that will either resolve to 3 or flat 3.

      • Cinner@lemmy.worldBEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Thanks for taking the time to reply but that does nothing for my understanding unfortunately. Unless that was your meta joke.

        • ArtVandelay@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          it would be easier to hear it - by playing C,F, and G at the same time, your brain will probably think “That doesn’t sound final, it needs to play another chord to be finished” That feeling of suspense is because you are hearing a suspended chord - one that doesn’t resolve, or finalize. It needs to resolve in order for our brains to feel it’s complete, so to do that we take the F and change it to an E, so C, E, and G. That’s a major chord, and it doesn’t feel suspenseful at all.

          If you’re ever at a piano, plat these notes first:

          Then change only the middle note and play these notes:

          You can do this at this website, just hit the mark button to select the notes.