B Dominant Seventh Suspended Second Chord on Piano

Also known as:
B Dominant 7th Suspended 2nd , B7sus2

Here you can learn how to play B Dominant Seventh Suspended Second Chord on the Piano. The B Dominant Seventh 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 Dominant Seventh Suspended Second Chord contains the notes B, C♯, F♯, A (although F♯ can be omitted). The B Dominant Seventh 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 Dominant Seventh Suspended Second Chord along with any related scales and chords. In the Piano view you can display the notes of the B Dominant Seventh 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♯, A

Can be omitted: F♯

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
B1Tonic
C♯2Supertonic
F♯5Dominant
A7Subtonic

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
B > B0Perfect Unison (P1)
B > C♯2Major 2nd (M2)
B > F♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
B > A10minor 7th (m7)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh
A
B
A
B
C♯
F♯
C♯
F♯
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