B♭7sus4 8-string bass chord

How to play B♭7sus4 on 8-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, your little finger on the G string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the C string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the F♯, B and F strings.

From the F♯ string x x 6 8 8 8 8 x (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.