B♭sus4 5-string bass chord

How to play B♭sus4 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 8th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 6 8 8 8 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B♭sus4?

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

Where does B♭sus4 go?

Usually to B♭: the fourth, E♭, falls a half step to the third, D. Playing B♭sus4 then B♭ is one of the oldest moves in music.

What is the difference between B♭sus4 and B♭sus2?

B♭sus4 puts E♭ where the third would be, B♭sus2 puts C there. Both leave the third out.