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B♭7sus4 Chord on Guitar

B♭7sus4 is the B♭ dominant 7 sus4 chord — 4 notes (B♭, E♭, F, A♭) built from the formula 1 4 5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: B♭ · E♭ · F · A♭Formula: 1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

B♭7sus4: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • B♭7sus4 – fret 1×R4♭745fret 1
  • B♭7sus4 – fret 66R4♭745Rfret 6
  • B♭7sus4 – fret 88××R5♭74fret 8
  • B♭7sus4 – fret 1111×R4♭7R4fret 11

B♭7sus4: Drop 2 voicings

  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 55R4♭7××bass: 5
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 58×5R4♭7×bass: 5
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 5××5R4♭7bass: 5
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: ♭73♭745R××bass: ♭7
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: ♭710×♭745R×bass: ♭7
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: ♭76××♭745Rbass: ♭7
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: R6R5♭74××bass: R
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: R×R5♭74×bass: R
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: R8××R5♭74bass: R
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 484♭7R5××bass: 4
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 43×4♭7R5×bass: 4
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 411××4♭7R5bass: 4

B♭7sus4: Drop 3 voicings

  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 484×R5♭7×bass: 4
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 43×4×R5♭7bass: 4
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 5115×4♭7R×bass: 5
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: 56×5×4♭7Rbass: 5
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: ♭7♭7×5R4×bass: ♭7
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: ♭710×♭7×5R4bass: ♭7
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: R6R×♭745×bass: R
  • B♭7sus4 – bass: R×R×♭745bass: R

B♭7sus4: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • B♭7sus4 – R-3-76R4♭7×××R-3-7
  • B♭7sus4 – R-3-7×R4♭7××R-3-7
  • B♭7sus4 – R-7-36R×♭74××R-7-3
  • B♭7sus4 – R-7-3×R×♭74×R-7-3

Keys that contain B♭7sus4

Scales to play over B♭7sus4

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain B♭, E♭, F, A♭.

Other B♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Dominant 7 sus4 chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the B♭7sus4 chord?
B♭7sus4 (B♭ dominant 7 sus4) contains B♭, E♭, F, A♭ — formula 1 4 5 ♭7.
How do you play B♭7sus4 on guitar?
A common shape is x11141 (low E to high E, x = muted string, around fret 1). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with B♭7sus4?
Good choices to solo over B♭7sus4: B♭ Mixolydian, B♭ Dorian, B♭ Phrygian.
What key is B♭7sus4 in?
B♭7sus4 is diatonic in D♭ major (VI7sus4), E♭ major (V7sus4), F♯ major (III7sus4), A♭ major (II7sus4), C minor (♭VII7sus4), E♭ minor (V7sus4).