5-string bass · Standard
B♭ ninth suspended fourth · Frets 5–6
B♭9sus4 5-string bass chord
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How to play B♭9sus4 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 6 6 6 5 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭9sus4?
B♭9sus4, B♭ ninth suspended fourth, is B♭, E♭, F, A♭ and C: the root (B♭), the perfect fourth (E♭), the perfect fifth (F), the minor seventh (A♭) and the ninth (C). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7 9.
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B♭9sus4 on other instruments
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