F♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord on Piano
Also known as:
F♭ Dominant 9th Suspended 4th , F♭9sus4
Here you can learn how to play F♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord on the Piano. The F♭ 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. F♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord contains the notes F♭, B, C♭, E, G♭ (although C♭ can be omitted). The F♭ 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 B.
Below you will find the notes, notation, degrees and intervals of the F♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord along with any related scales and chords. In the Piano view you can display the notes of the F♭ 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
F♭, B, C♭, E, G♭
Can be omitted: C♭
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F♭ | 1 | Tonic |
| B | 4 | Subdominant |
| C♭ | 5 | Dominant |
| E | ♭7 | Subtonic |
| G♭ | 9 | Supertonic |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| F♭ > F♭ | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| F♭ > B | 5 | Perfect 4th (P4) |
| F♭ > C♭ | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| F♭ > E | 10 | minor 7th (m7) |
| F♭ > G♭ | 14 | Major 9th (M9) |
Music Theory
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Scales related to F♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the F♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord.
iv Chord of C♭ Natural Minor Scale
i Chord of F♭ Natural Minor Scale
♭VII Chord of G♭ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of C♭ Minor Pentatonic Scale
iv Chord of C♭ Minor Blues Scale
IV Chord of C♭ Dorian Mode
i Chord of F♭ Dorian Mode
iv Chord of C♭ Phrygian Mode
♭III Chord of D♭ Phrygian Mode
♭vii Chord of G♭ Phrygian Mode
I Chord of F♭ Mixolydian Mode
iv Chord of C♭ Aeolian Mode
i Chord of F♭ Aeolian Mode
♭VII Chord of G♭ Aeolian Mode
♭iii Chord of D♭ Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of G♭ Locrian Mode
♭VI Chord of A♭ Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the F♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord.
