B♭sus4 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

B♭ suspended fourth · Frets 1–4

F♯BEADGBER5R4noteB♭FB♭E♭roleR5R4fret1334frets 1–4C1C2C3C4C5C6
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How to play B♭sus4 on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the high B string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the F♯, low B, low E and high E strings.

From the F♯ string x x x 1 3 3 4 x (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.

B♭sus4 on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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