Dominant 7 Sus 4 on Piano

What do dominant 7 sus 4 sound like?

Modern and modal — the bite of a dominant with the 3rd removed. It pushes like a V7 but stays cool and unresolved, more hallway than doorway.

How are they built?

A sus4 triad plus a minor 7th: root, perfect 4th, perfect 5th, minor 7th. No 3rd means no tritone — the drive comes from the stacked 4ths inside.

What is their job in a progression?

A dominant that delays (or refuses) resolution: G7sus4 → G7 → C is gospel's favorite cadence; keeping it unresolved is the sound of 70s fusion and modal jazz.

Where you'll hear them

Herbie Hancock comping, gospel "back-cycling", the Rhodes chord of a thousand soul intros — and modern pop bridges that want motion without commitment.

The beginner mistake

Sneaking the 3rd in underneath. The moment the 3rd sounds, it is an ordinary dominant — the whole point of 7sus4 is the missing tritone.

Fingering logic

Root-4th-5th-♭7 spreads evenly: 1-2-3-5 with the index on the 4th. The quartal spacing keeps every finger on its own comfortable perch.

Dominant 7 Sus 4 in all 12 keys

C Dominant 7 Sus 4 C# / Db Dominant 7 Sus 4 D Dominant 7 Sus 4 Eb Dominant 7 Sus 4 E Dominant 7 Sus 4 F Dominant 7 Sus 4 F# / Gb Dominant 7 Sus 4 G Dominant 7 Sus 4 Ab Dominant 7 Sus 4 A Dominant 7 Sus 4 Bb Dominant 7 Sus 4 B Dominant 7 Sus 4

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