Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this must know suspended chords piano tutorial, Alberto Ferro breaks down everything you need to know about sus chords piano players use every day.
Alberto explains what suspended piano chords are, how they differ from major and minor piano chords, and why they create that open, unresolved sound we hear in so many songs. You’ll learn how to play suspended chords on piano, with clear examples of sus4 chords and sus4 seventh chords.
Throughout the tutorial, Alberto demonstrates sus chords piano shapes in various keys. He also gives valuable tips on how to improvise over chords, helping you confidently navigate suspended sounds in your own playing.
To wrap things up, Alberto demonstrates real musical examples of suspended chords taken from famous songs such as Isn’t She Lovely, I Wish I Knew How to Be Free, My Cherie, and more—showing how these chords are used in classic and modern repertoire.
If you would like to expand your harmonic vocabulary or are looking to improve your piano improvisation, watch this lesson now!
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VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 Introduction
01:56 Sus4 seventh chords
07:53 How to improvise over sus chords
12:44 Examples
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👇 If you would like to learn more about chords, watch this tutorial next - 7 variations of 2-5-1 chord progression:
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Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/k6KxtrMbWtM
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #suspendedchords #pianotutorial
In this must know suspended chords piano tutorial, Alberto Ferro breaks down everything you need to know about sus chords piano players use every day.
Alberto explains what suspended piano chords are, how they differ from major and minor piano chords, and why they create that open, unresolved sound we hear in so many songs. You’ll learn how to play suspended chords on piano, with clear examples of sus4 chords and sus4 seventh chords.
Throughout the tutorial, Alberto demonstrates sus chords piano shapes in various keys. He also gives valuable tips on how to improvise over chords, helping you confidently navigate suspended sounds in your own playing.
To wrap things up, Alberto demonstrates real musical examples of suspended chords taken from famous songs such as Isn’t She Lovely, I Wish I Knew How to Be Free, My Cherie, and more—showing how these chords are used in classic and modern repertoire.
If you would like to expand your harmonic vocabulary or are looking to improve your piano improvisation, watch this lesson now!
—————————————————————————
VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 Introduction
01:56 Sus4 seventh chords
07:53 How to improvise over sus chords
12:44 Examples
—————————————————————————
👇 If you would like to learn more about chords, watch this tutorial next - 7 variations of 2-5-1 chord progression:
youtube.com/watch?v=pgRpjE839jg&list=PLDqNslPG6e1IbTdTGk5XsSC3v8_F9kdD1&index=85
🎁 Claim your FREE gift - Resources Pack - by getting in touch with us at London Contemporary School of Piano so that we can help you solve your challenges and accelerate you progress at the piano:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com
🎹 Learn Piano with Alberto Ferro:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/coaches/alberto-ferro
🎓 Get Your GROOVE Everyday Course to access all the resources you need to master piano grooves and expand your piano groove vocabulary:
lcsp.samcart.com/products/groove-mastery-everyday
🎓 Join our Flagship Course, THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN: Piano Essentials Online Course with Tom Donald:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/the-complete-musician
🔔 If you enjoyed this suspended chords piano tutorial and would like to get more top tips on learning piano, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel right here:
youtube.com/channel/UCZWqaBf6VLuD0cSKF4cukPg?sub_confirmation=1
Follow ALBERTO L. FERRO:
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCSwjhqixWMo4Fs-qwQM9BPA
Website: www.albertoferro.com
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2hBpLXGCZigUh0wForJFiU
Apple: music.apple.com/us/artist/alberto-l-ferro/1343214556
Instagram: instagram.com/alberto.l.ferro
Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/k6KxtrMbWtM
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #suspendedchords #pianotutorial
