: Is a root, an octave, followed by a 5th a EsusAdd5 If you have a Root - Octave - 5th, does this become a EsusAdd5 even though you don't play the first 5th in the scale or is just a different voicing/shape for Esus?

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It's just a variation of a power chord if something like this is what you are talking about:

X:1
L:1/1
M:
K:E
V:1 clef=treble
"E5"[E' E B] |
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The octave notes appear in does not affect what you call a chord in general and this only has a root and a 5th. To be a sus you need a root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th (or root, major 2nd and perfect 5th for sus2). An example of a sus and sus2 is below:

X:1
L:1/2
M:
K:E
V:1 clef=treble
"Esus"[E A B] "Esus2"[E ^F B]|
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