Standard
B♭ suspended fourth · A shape
B♭sus4 guitar chord
What it is
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Standard
B♭ seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Open position
Standard
B♭ suspended second and fourth · Frets 1–3
How to play B♭sus4 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, your ring finger on the G 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 3 4 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier B♭sus4
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your index finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 3 3 4 1
B♭sus4, the easier shape
StandardFrets 1–4 · 5th in bass · 4 strings
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.
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Suspended fourth chords in every key
Csus4openC♯sus4openDsus4openE♭sus4openEsus4openFsus4openF♯sus4openGsus4openA♭sus4openAsus4openBsus4open
B♭sus4 on other instruments
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