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B dominant seventh suspended fourth · Frets 2–5
B7sus4 guitar chord
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B seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Frets 1–2
How to play B7sus4 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 2nd fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the B string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 2 4 2 5 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier B7sus4
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 A string at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret. Let the B and high E strings ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 2 2 2 0 0
B7sus4, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5 strings
What notes are in B7sus4?
B7sus4, 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 B7sus4 go?
Usually to B7, 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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B7sus4 on other instruments
7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo