B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord on Piano
Also known as:
B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th , B9sus4
Here you can learn how to play B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord on the Piano. The B Dominant Ninth 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 Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord contains the notes B, E, F♯, A, C♯ (although F♯ can be omitted). The B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord on Piano is a Suspended type chord which means the Third has been replaced, in this case with the Fourth E.
Below you will find the notes, notation, degrees and intervals of the B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord along with any related scales and chords. In the Piano view you can display the notes of the B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth 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, E, F♯, A, C♯
Can be omitted: F♯
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Tonic |
| E | 4 | Subdominant |
| F♯ | 5 | Dominant |
| A | ♭7 | Subtonic |
| C♯ | 9 | Supertonic |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| B > B | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| B > E | 5 | Perfect 4th (P4) |
| B > F♯ | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| B > A | 10 | minor 7th (m7) |
| B > C♯ | 14 | Major 9th (M9) |
Music Theory
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Scales related to B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord.
ii Chord of A Major Scale
vi Chord of D Major Scale
V Chord of E Major Scale
i Chord of B Natural Minor Scale
♭VII Chord of C♯ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of F♯ Natural Minor Scale
V Chord of E Melodic Minor Scale
ii Chord of A Major Pentatonic Scale
iv Chord of F♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
ii Chord of A Major 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
i Chord of B Dorian Mode
v Chord of E Dorian Mode
IV Chord of F♯ Dorian 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
vi Chord of D 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
♭VII Chord of C♯ Aeolian Mode
iv Chord of F♯ Aeolian Mode
♭vii Chord of C♯ Locrian Mode
♭VI Chord of D♯ Locrian Mode
♭iii Chord of G♯ Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the B Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord.
