Dominant family
B seventh suspended fourth chord
B7sus4B seventh suspended fourth
Piano root position
- Root
- 4
- 5
- ♭7
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 2
Lay your index flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 2.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- 3
- E4
- ♭5
- F♯5
- ♯5
- 6
- A♭7
- 7
- B Root
- E Perfect 4th
- F♯ Perfect 5th
- A Minor 7th
About this chord
What is a B seventh suspended fourth chord?
B7sus4 is built from 4 notes: B (the root), E (the 4), F♯ (the 5), A (the ♭7). A dominant that floats instead of pushing.
- Notes
- B · E · F♯ · A
- Formula
- 1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7
- Also written
- B7sus
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
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