B♯ Suspended Second Chord on Piano
Also known as:
B♯ Suspended 2nd , B♯sus2
Here you can learn how to play B♯ Suspended Second Chord on the Piano. The B♯ Suspended Second Chord doesn't have a definitive quality because it lacks a Major or minor Third interval so is neither sad nor happy. B♯ Suspended Second Chord contains the notes B♯, C, F. The B♯ Suspended Second Chord on Piano is a Suspended type chord which means the Third has been replaced, in this case with the Second C.
Below you will find the notes, notation, degrees and intervals of the B♯ Suspended Second Chord along with any related scales and chords. In the Piano view you can display the notes of the B♯ Suspended Second Chord mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals. These are shown across two octaves to help visualise the different inversions of the chord.
Notes
B♯, C, F
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| B♯ | 1 | Tonic |
| C | 2 | Supertonic |
| F | 5 | Dominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| B♯ > B♯ | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| B♯ > C | 2 | Major 2nd (M2) |
| B♯ > F | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
Music Theory
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Scales related to B♯ Suspended Second Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the B♯ Suspended Second Chord.
ii Chord of A♯ Major Scale
I Chord of B♯ Major Scale
vi Chord of D♯ Major Scale
V Chord of E♯ Major Scale
i Chord of B♯ Natural Minor Scale
i Chord of B♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
i Chord of B♯ Melodic Minor Scale
V Chord of E♯ Melodic Minor Scale
ii Chord of A♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
I Chord of B♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
V Chord of E♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
ii Chord of A♯ Major Blues Scale
I Chord of B♯ Major Blues Scale
V Chord of E♯ Major Blues Scale
ii Chord of A♯ Ionian Mode
I Chord of B♯ Ionian Mode
vi Chord of D♯ Ionian Mode
V Chord of E♯ Ionian Mode
i Chord of B♯ Dorian Mode
v Chord of E♯ Dorian Mode
II Chord of A♯ Lydian Mode
I Chord of B♯ Lydian Mode
vi Chord of D♯ Lydian Mode
V Chord of E♯ Lydian Mode
iii Chord of G♯ Lydian Mode
ii Chord of A♯ Mixolydian Mode
I Chord of B♯ Mixolydian Mode
v Chord of E♯ Mixolydian Mode
i Chord of B♯ Aeolian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the B♯ Suspended Second Chord.
