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B♭ 7th Suspended 4th Chord (B♭7sus4)

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

B♭7sus4
Notes
B♭E♭FA♭
Formula
1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7

B♭7sus4 on guitar

Fret 1 · most common
x-1-1-1-4-1
Fret 6
6-6-6-8-6-6
Fret 11
x-13-13-13-11-11

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

B♭7sus4 on ukulele

Fret 1 · most common
1-3-1-1
Fret 6
8-8-6-8
Fret 10
10-10-11-11

B♭7sus4 on piano

Other B♭ chords

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭maj7B♭m7B♭sus2B♭sus4B♭dimB♭augB♭6B♭m6B♭9B♭add9B♭m7♭5B♭dim7

7th Suspended 4th chords in other keys

C7sus4C♯7sus4D7sus4E♭7sus4E7sus4F7sus4F♯7sus4G7sus4A♭7sus4A7sus4B7sus4

About the B♭ 7th Suspended 4th chord

Seventh suspended fourth chords combine the openness of a sus4 with the pull of a dominant seventh. B♭7sus4 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 B♭7sus4 chord is made of B♭, E♭, F, A♭: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

How do you play B♭7sus4 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-1-1-1-4-1, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string). It uses a barre at fret 1.

How do you play B♭7sus4 on piano?

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