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Dominant family

F seventh suspended fourth chord

F7sus4

F seventh suspended fourth

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 4
  • 5
  • ♭7

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 1

Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 1.

EADGBe12345Barre at fret 1FCE♭B♭CF

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. F1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. 3
  6. B♭4
  7. ♭5
  8. C5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. E♭♭7
  12. 7
  • F Root
  • B♭ Perfect 4th
  • C Perfect 5th
  • E♭ Minor 7th

About this chord

What is an F seventh suspended fourth chord?

F7sus4 is built from 4 notes: F (the root), B♭ (the 4), C (the 5), E♭ (the ♭7). A dominant that floats instead of pushing.

Notes
F · B♭ · C · E♭
Formula
1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7
Also written
F7sus
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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