Banjo · Standard
B♭ ninth suspended fourth · Frets 8–10
B♭9sus4 banjo chord
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How to play B♭9sus4 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the low D to the G at the 8th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 9th fret and your ring finger on the high D string at the 10th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 8 8 9 10 (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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