A suspended chord is one where the third chord tone has been replaced, most commonly

replaced with the fourth, but sometimes replaced with the second.

It's referred to as a sus chord for short, but that does not mean the chord is behaving

suspiciously nor is it necessarily an imposter.

Welcome to Strong Songs, a podcast about music.

I'm your host, Kirk Hamilton, and as always, and so glad that you're joining me to talk

about music with sus 4 chords, music with sus 2 chords, and sometimes music with chords

that aren't sus at all.

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On this episode, we're going to be talking about one of the most enduring songs ever written

a song whose legacy is matched only by the legacy of the incredible songwriter who wrote

it.

It's a song about the power of friendship, which is something I've been thinking about

a lot these days, so let's call up our friends, sus up our chords, and sing it out.

The word love is a loaded word, especially when it comes to songwriting.

We tend to associate it with a specific kind of love, romantic love, the kind of love

that features in a love story, or a love poem, or a love song.

But while lots of love songs are about straightforward romantic love, many of the most interesting

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