Songs with the sus4-triad-sus2-triad Figure

instead of going 4-3-2-3 in a major key, which is the cliché version

Monkees song totally does this.

On piano, the end of John Cale's "Child's Christmas in Wales"

Good one

Was the tape of that track sped up slightly? It seems ≈ a quarter-tone off from standard tuning?

The early 90s positive vibes thread reminded me:
Michael Jackson - Black or White

Surely Roxette would have loads of this

― Duke, Saturday, October 26, 2019 3:23 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

Wichita Lineman fits here.

Where are you thinking? I hear a lot of sus4 chords resolving to triads but not sure I hear the whole figure?

I think it's the acoustic guitar on the D major after "...overload" and "...stand the strain"?

I'm still not hearing the sus2 there, I don't think. Just sus4 and triad, like this guy demonstrates around 0:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWk-kz0mKjg

"Tapioca Tundra', The Monkees, I think.

Ugh, mismatched quotes.

it gives the song title an open feel while also being a triad of marks. well done.

Thanks. Seems to me like there is some kind of gravitational pull between the " and the T as well.

Three of these came to mind late one night:

Rolling Stones - "Mother's Little Helper" (last four notes of main riff, in E minor)
Rolling Stones - "Paint It, Black" (last four notes of main riff, over B major chord)
Barry Manilow - "Can't Smile Without You" (vocal melody of 2nd line of verse, over relative minor chord; there's also a descending chromatic harmony that may complicate things)

Pretenders - I’ll Stand by You
Pearl Jam - Immortality

People, we have neglected a classic of this genre. May I present:

"Little Girl" by the Syndicate of Sound!

Brian Jonestown massacre - monster

man I don't trust any guitarist who does this kind of thing - like if you take a chord and move the major third up a half step that's sus for sure, but if you move it down a whole step that's sus too!

Not sure if it’s already been mentioned but Sugar - If I Can’t Change Your Mind

There have to be multiple REM examples, right? (Tim?)

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, July 19, 2013 3:07 PM (16 minutes ago)

"Camera" does D-Dsus4-D5-Dsus4-D-Dsus2 in the chorus ("Alone in a crowd...")

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