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It is a big thing, at least to me, @albert_d , to understand music. A G major chord, for instance is made up of the notes G, B, D. If you add the 7th, you are not talking about the F#, because that would be called a major7th, so it’s the flat 7th, or the note F. Now, you have G, B, D, F. But, a sus 4 would mean that you add the note C and remove the note B. If it has the 3rd, then it’s and “add 4” chord, not a “sus 4” chord. In fact, it would probably be called the “add 11” as it would be the C note from the next octave up.
So, the G7sus4 would be a G, C, D, F, and you would probably make that by fretting the 1st and 2nd strings at the 1st fret, giving you an F and C notes and taking away the B. Then you would have to mute the 5th string with the ring finger while it’s fretting the 6th string at the 3rd fret. If you are fretting the 5th string at the second fret and allowing the B note to ring out, then it’s a G7 add11, not a G7sus4. These 2 chords are confused all the time. But regardless if the B note is heard, the 2 higher notes still gives it that sustained sound.
So, understanding all of this is a big deal. And then putting this into a song is an even bigger deal. So this is a great win.
MG 😀