Mononoke Quartal Chord (Csus2sus4): how to play it on guitar

Mononoke Quartal Chord (Csus2sus4): guitar chord

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Princess Mononoke, 1997 · Joe Hisaishi

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Csus2sus4

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4 strings, 2 open

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Bars 1–2 of the song's introduction; bars 3–4 repeat the shape a whole step lower (B♭ C E♭ F)

Four notes, C, D, F and G, packed close together over C with no third, so the chord is neither major nor minor. It opens the introduction of the Princess Mononoke theme song, which is in C minor, and then moves down a whole step to the same shape on B♭. Rearranged as D–G–C–F it becomes a stack of fourths, which gives the intro its hollow, ancient sound.

Also called Mononoke sus, Csus4(9)

Not yet confirmed by a second source.

Sources: TakKa, 【コード分析】「もののけ姫」の前奏のコードは四度堆積和音？ (Takka note blog, 2021-04-17) · U-FRET chord chart: もののけ姫 / 米良美一 · Hooktheory TheoryTab: Mononoke Hime

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What’s in it

R C2 D4 F5 G

About this shape

Lowest note: C3, the root
Highest note: G3, the 5th
Stretch: no stretch
Fingers: 2 fingers

Where it sits on the neck

Fingering not checked by a guitarist yet.

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