Is there another better way to interpret Csus2sus4 chord symbol for the chord in the screenshot? That’s how Dorico interprets it.
Thank you!
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Others may have better suggestions, but I would interpret that complete harmony as C7sus4/F.
@egoruk, me too.
But Dorico won’t let me interpret it other than what I showed in the screenshot.
One can type the Chord Symbol in directly to get C7sus4/F.
If type it directly it gives me C7sus/F. So not exactly what the chord I want to show.
But also, I use my MIDI keyboard to enter the chord symbols.
Sorry: I meant C7sus/F and not C7sus4/F
My interpretation might be different, FWIW. I don’t think I’d call it a C7sus unless it has some kind of dominant function, and seeing part of an accidental in front of what I imagine is the next chord, it would seem not to be a V7 of F. Thus, if you really want that exact chord I would call it an Fsus4sus2, or maybe Fsus4(add2). But a more practical label, in my experience, would be simply Fsus because chord players and improvisors will understand that the 2 and/or 4 can be included in a sus chord. If you also have that voicing spelled out, you don’t need to have every detail also spelled in the chord symbol.
No, this is not meant to be V7 of F (though it could be analyzed as V7 suspended over the root of its tonic). We’re in the key of F minor, but in this particular measure, I intended it as a suspended F chord that resolves into the F major triad of a parallel major at the end of the form. In most cases, a suspension comes from the preceding chord— IIm7, V7, V7/V, etc…
The reason I created this topic is that when I enter the chord symbol by playing this chord on my MIDI keyboard, it gives me Fsus2sus4. There’s nothing I can do to change this chord spelling unless I manually type it, as recommended by @Derrek : C7sus4/F. But in this case I get C7sus/F
You should be able to add the “4” in engraving options for chord symbols. My reply was speaking to the theoretical aspect of the chord label, not the Dorico-istic settings. Apologies if that wasn’t the direction of your question.
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I’m also not comfortable when I see C7sus4/F. I know many people like that designation, but when I’m playing quickly on the fly, I find it misleading. The chord is functioning as an F-rooted chord, so I think the first letter should be F, prominently.
And if there’s no E-flat in the chord I would not label it any kind if dominant function.
This is not a dominant chord
Yes, you are correct, because contains no minor 7th. Sorry to jump the gun
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No worries! 
My two cents: Fsus4(add9), and if Dorico doesn’t interpret that fabulous chord “correctly” from what you played on the piano, then that’s just due to the overall ambiguity of chord symbols, and you’ll have to just type it in!
Merry Christmas to all!
Benji
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