Neighbours of Cmaj7sus2
Every chord one voice of Cmaj7sus2 reaches by a semitone or a whole tone, on C and so for every root: the voice that steps, the notes that result, and what they spell.
Cmaj7sus2 holds C D G B. 6 chords are one semitone away and 6 chords are one whole tone away; 4 of them spell a chord type and 0 realise a transform a source names.
One semitone away
| Voice | Steps to | Notes | Spells | Named transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C#, +1 | C# D G B | no chord type | none named |
| D | Db, -1 | C Db G B | no chord type | none named |
| D | D#, +1 | C D# G B | Cm(maj7) | none named |
| G | Gb, -1 | C D Gb B | no chord type | none named |
| G | G#, +1 | C D G# B | no chord type | none named |
| B | Bb, -1 | C D G Bb | C7sus2 | none named |
One whole tone away
| Voice | Steps to | Notes | Spells | Named transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bb, -2 | Bb D G B | no chord type | none named |
| D | E, +2 | C E G B | Cmaj7 | none named |
| G | F, -2 | C D F B | no chord type | none named |
| G | A, +2 | C D A B | no chord type | none named |
| B | A, -2 | C D G A | C6sus2, D7sus4 | none named |
| B | C#, +2 | C D G C# | no chord type | none named |
No source this site cites names a transform for this chord type, so every step here stays unnamed.