The suspended 4th chord

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The suspended 4th chord
Formula: 1 4 5
Common
Abbreviations:
5sus4, sus, sus4
Most popular root: D, A, E, G, B
Popularity: 33
Top Users:
Common Styles: Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Reggae

Some sus4 chord examples.
Description:
Sus means suspended. I have to admit that I have never really understood why the term suspended is used in this context, but this is not important. A major or minor chord has a third, either a major third or a minor third. The third is the note that gives the chord its character. The sus-chords have no third. Instead the sus4 has a fourth. It gives a kind of open, restless sound. It is mainly used as a passing chord. ...

Description courtesy of http://www.torvund.net/guitar/chords/sus4.asp

Songs using suspended 4th chord:
(NB Common types such as Maj, m, 7 will generate longs lists)