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B♭ dominant seventh suspended fourth · Frets 1–4
B♭7sus4 guitar chord
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B♭ seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Open position
How to play B♭7sus4 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 1 3 1 4 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier B♭7sus4
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 3 3 4 4
B♭7sus4, the easier shape
StandardFrets 3–4 · 5th in bass · 4 strings
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.
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Dominant seventh suspended fourth chords in every key
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B♭7sus4 on other instruments
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