B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord

Also known as:
B Dominant 7th Suspended 4th , B7sus4

The B Dominant Seventh 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 Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord contains the notes B, E, F♯, A. The B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord is a Suspended type chord which means the Third has been replaced, in this case with the Fourth E.

Below you will find the B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

B, E, F♯, A

Can be omitted: F♯

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
B1Tonic
E4Subdominant
F♯5Dominant
A7Subtonic

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
B > B0Perfect Unison (P1)
B > E5Perfect 4th (P4)
B > F♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
B > A10minor 7th (m7)

Scales related to B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord

Same Spellings

Scales that include all of the notes of the B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord.

ii Chord of A Major Scale

vi Chord of D Major Scale

V Chord of E Major Scale

iii Chord of G 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

V Chord of E Harmonic Minor Scale

ii Chord of A Melodic Minor Scale

V Chord of E Melodic Minor Scale

ii Chord of A Major Pentatonic Scale

vi Chord of D Major Pentatonic Scale

i Chord of B Minor Pentatonic Scale

iv Chord of F♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale

ii Chord of A Major Blues Scale

vi Chord of D Major Blues Scale

i Chord of B Minor Blues Scale

iv Chord of F♯ Minor Blues Scale

ii Chord of A Ionian Mode

vi Chord of D Ionian Mode

V Chord of E Ionian Mode

iii Chord of G Ionian Mode

ii Chord of A Dorian Mode

i Chord of B Dorian Mode

v Chord of E Dorian Mode

IV Chord of F♯ Dorian Mode

i Chord of B Phrygian Mode

vii Chord of C♯ Phrygian Mode

iv Chord of F♯ Phrygian Mode

III Chord of G♯ Phrygian Mode

II Chord of A Lydian Mode

vii Chord of C Lydian Mode

vi Chord of D Lydian Mode

iii Chord of G Lydian Mode

ii Chord of A Mixolydian Mode

I Chord of B Mixolydian Mode

vi Chord of D Mixolydian Mode

v Chord of E 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

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

Chords related to B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord

Enharmonic Equivalent

Chord with the same root and notes as the B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord but different spelling.

C Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord

Same Notes

Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord.

C Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord

Same Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Chord and have the same root note.

B Minor Eleventh Chord

B Minor Thirteenth Chord

B Dominant Eleventh Chord

B Dominant Thirteenth Chord

B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord

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