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B♭7sus4 (also written A♯7sus4) is a dominant seventh suspended fourth chord made of 4 notes: B♭, E♭, F, A♭. It sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles, and you hear it in funk, gospel and the moment before a 7th chord. It is the V chord of E♭ major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on B♭7sus4 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from B♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| B♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| E♭ | 4 | perfect fourth | 5 |
| F | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| A♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, A♯7sus4 is A♯, D♯, E♯, G♯: the same sounds under different names.
666866x111xxxxx344666xxxx(13)(13)(13)(11)(13)xx889xThe e-shape barre at fret 6 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (666xxx): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
B♭7sus4 belongs to 3 keys: V in E♭ major, VII in C minor, V7 in E♭ minor. In E♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: E♭ – B♭7sus4 – Cm – A♭.
B♭, E♭, F, A♭: the root, fourth, fifth, minor seventh.
E-shape barre at fret 6: 666866 (low string first), rated Easy.
B♭7sus4 has E♭ where B♭7 has D. B♭7sus4 sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles; B♭7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 2 fingers.