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What degreee is substituted for the 7th in this chord?, and sus7 chords? I have A version of "Jack Straw" that uses this chord. Thanks.

I believe you substitute a 4th in place of the 3rd. aren't the opening chords of the verse in Jack Straw Esus7 to Fsharp sus 7?

I believe it is played as follows

Esus7 Fshp sus7
---------2---
---------2---
--2------4---
--0------2---
--2------4---
---------2---

The spelling being low to high 1574(51)

hope this helps.

E7: E, G#, B, D
Esus7: E, A, B, D

The Min 7th stays the same. The Maj 3rd is raised to a Perfect 4th.

All versions of Jack Straw use it.

Thanks, thats what I was wonderin. I wanted to make surethat this wasn't a E major chord, substituting the 7th for the third or 5th. This proably don't make sense, I know, but thats excatly what you do in a sus2 or sus4 chord?, correct? Further why wouldn't the Esus7 be written E7sus4? In a "sus" chord the 3rd is raised to a perfect 4, which would be the same as sus4 (sus same as implied sus4). I'm sorry, just trying to get this straight in my head. Thanks again.

Actually, yes, E7sus4 would be the correct abbrev.

sus4 you are raising the 3rd to a Perfect 4th, sus2 you are lowering it to a Maj 2nd.

"sus" always refers to the 3rd; never about any other note in the chord

Again, Thanks. that really cleared up a bunch of stuff for me. Again, thanks.

thats odd . . .
I have the Grateful Dead Anthology Volume 1


and for the intro of Jack Straw it just calls for E and Esus4 chords.

not to mention Ive never even heard of a sus7 chord, but I wouldnt be suprised it seems Bobby is always into something different.

not the intro


E7sus4 E7
I just jumped the watchman,
E7sus4 E7
right outside the fence

the version I had read

Esus7 E7
I just jumped the watchman,
Esus7 E7
right outside the fence

which is what confused me

The "I just jumped the watchman right outside the fence" part I just solo over it in E mostly minor penatonic, Haha it works for me,I'm entertained anyway.