B♭7sus4 5-string bass chord

How to play B♭7sus4 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Don’t play the B and E strings.

From the B string x x 1 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B♭7sus4?

B♭7sus4, B♭ dominant seventh suspended fourth, is B♭, E♭, F and A♭: the root (B♭), the perfect fourth (E♭), the perfect fifth (F) and the minor seventh (A♭). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7.

Where does B♭7sus4 go?

Usually to B♭7, E♭ falling to D, and on to E♭. On its own it is the open, floating sound of a lot of folk and pop.