B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord on Guitar
Also known as:
B♭ Suspended 4th , B♭sus4 , B♭sus
Here you can learn how to play B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord on the Guitar. The B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord doesn't have a definitive quality because it lacks a Major or minor Third interval so is neither sad nor happy. B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord contains the notes B♭, E♭, F. The B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord on Guitar is a Suspended type chord which means the Third has been replaced, in this case with the Fourth E♭.
Below you will find B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
B♭, E♭, F
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| B♭ | 1 | Tonic |
| E♭ | 4 | Subdominant |
| F | 5 | Dominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| B♭ > B♭ | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| B♭ > E♭ | 5 | Perfect 4th (P4) |
| B♭ > F | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
B♭ Suspended Fourth Barre Chords and Moveable Chords
Moveable and Barre chord shapes for B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord with the root in the bass.
B♭ Suspended Fourth Three String Chords
Moveable three string chord shapes, including inversions, for B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord across different groupings of strings.
B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord on string group 1, 2, 3
B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord on string group 2, 3, 4
B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord on string group 3, 4, 5
B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord on string group 4, 5, 6
Music Theory
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Scales related to B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord.
I Chord of B♭ Major Scale
vi Chord of D♭ Major Scale
V Chord of E♭ Major Scale
iii Chord of G♭ Major Scale
ii Chord of A♭ Major Scale
i Chord of B♭ Natural Minor Scale
♭VII Chord of C Natural Minor Scale
v Chord of E♭ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of F Natural Minor Scale
♭III Chord of G Natural Minor Scale
i Chord of B♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of E♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
i Chord of B♭ Melodic Minor Scale
V Chord of E♭ Melodic Minor Scale
ii Chord of A♭ Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of D♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
V Chord of E♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
ii Chord of A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
i Chord of B♭ Minor Pentatonic Scale
♭VII Chord of C Minor Pentatonic Scale
iv Chord of F Minor Pentatonic Scale
vi Chord of D♭ Major Blues Scale
V Chord of E♭ Major Blues Scale
ii Chord of A♭ Major Blues Scale
i Chord of B♭ Minor Blues Scale
♭VII Chord of C Minor Blues Scale
iv Chord of F Minor Blues Scale
I Chord of B♭ Ionian Mode
vi Chord of D♭ Ionian Mode
V Chord of E♭ Ionian Mode
iii Chord of G♭ Ionian Mode
ii Chord of A♭ Ionian Mode
i Chord of B♭ Dorian Mode
♭VII Chord of C Dorian Mode
v Chord of E♭ Dorian Mode
IV Chord of F Dorian Mode
ii Chord of A♭ Dorian Mode
i Chord of B♭ Phrygian Mode
♭vii Chord of C Phrygian Mode
♭VI Chord of D Phrygian Mode
iv Chord of F Phrygian Mode
♭III Chord of G Phrygian Mode
vii Chord of C♭ Lydian Mode
vi Chord of D♭ Lydian Mode
V Chord of E♭ Lydian Mode
iii Chord of G♭ Lydian Mode
II Chord of A♭ Lydian Mode
I Chord of B♭ Mixolydian Mode
vi Chord of D♭ Mixolydian Mode
v Chord of E♭ Mixolydian Mode
IV Chord of F Mixolydian Mode
ii Chord of A♭ Mixolydian Mode
i Chord of B♭ Aeolian Mode
♭VII Chord of C Aeolian Mode
v Chord of E♭ Aeolian Mode
iv Chord of F Aeolian Mode
♭III Chord of G Aeolian Mode
♭II Chord of A Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of C Locrian Mode
♭VI Chord of D Locrian Mode
iv Chord of F Locrian Mode
♭iii Chord of G Locrian Mode
I Chord of B♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode
iv Chord of F Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the B♭ Suspended Fourth Chord.
