A great way to add movement while still staying on the same chord is by adding sus chords. In this lesson I go through examples over a D chord and an A chord. What I do is essentially assign each strum a sus chord! Dig.
D Chord Examples
2 means Dsus2
4 means Dsus4
D 2 D 4 D 2 D 2 D 4
d d u u d u d d u u d u
1 2 + (3) + 4 + 1 2 + (3) + 4 +
A Chord Examples
2 means Asus2
4 means Asus4
A 2 A 4 A 2 A 2 A 4
d d u u d u d d u u d u
1 2 + (3) + 4 + 1 2 + (3) + 4 +
-Related Lessons-
0:33 – Playing Open Chords | BO 4/10
0:45 – Rhythms – Strumming the Guitar | BO 5/10
0:59 – Sus Chords | BO 8/10
PDF’s
Adding Sus Chords to Rhythms, Open Chords, Rhythms | Strumming Patterns
