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B 7th Suspended 4th Chord (B7sus4)

Notes: B, E, F♯, A. Tap any diagram to hear it.

B7sus4
Notes
BEF♯A
Formula
1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7

B7sus4 on guitar

Open position · most common
x-2-2-2-0-0
Fret 7
7-7-7-9-7-7
Fret 12
x-14-14-14-12-12

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

B7sus4 on ukulele

Open position · most common
4-4-2-0
Fret 7
9-9-7-9
Fret 11
11-11-12-12

B7sus4 on piano

Other B chords

BBmB7Bmaj7Bm7Bsus2Bsus4BdimBaugB6Bm6B9Badd9Bm7♭5Bdim7

7th Suspended 4th chords in other keys

C7sus4C♯7sus4D7sus4E♭7sus4E7sus4F7sus4F♯7sus4G7sus4A♭7sus4A7sus4B♭7sus4

About the B 7th Suspended 4th chord

Seventh suspended fourth chords combine the openness of a sus4 with the pull of a dominant seventh. B7sus4 is built from the root (B), perfect fourth (E), perfect fifth (F♯), minor seventh (A).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B 7th Suspended 4th chord?

The B7sus4 chord is made of B, E, F♯, A: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

How do you play B7sus4 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-2-2-2-0-0, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play B7sus4 on piano?

Press B, E, F♯, A together. In root position the lowest note is B.