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B flat suspended 4 guitar chord

B flat suspended 4 is written Bbsus4. The notes are B flat, E flat, and F. Use the first picture.

x means muted. 0 means open.

B flat suspended 4

Short code x13341, thickest string first.

Barre fret 1 with the index finger on the A and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: muted, do not play.
  2. A string: fret 1, index finger, note B flat, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 3, middle finger, note F, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 3, ring finger, note B flat, 1st.
  5. B string: fret 4, pinky finger, note E flat, 4th.
  6. High E string: fret 1, index finger, note F, 5th.

B flat suspended 4 uses the notes B flat, F and E flat.

More B flat guitar chords.

Also B flat major, B flat minor, B flat dominant 7, B flat major 7, B flat minor 7, B flat suspended 2, B flat power chord, B flat diminished, B flat augmented.

B flat suspended 4, another shape

Short code 688866, thickest string first.

Barre fret 6 with the index finger on the low E, B and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 6, index finger, note B flat, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 8, ring finger, note F, 5th.
  3. D string: fret 8, ring finger, note B flat, 1st.
  4. G string: fret 8, ring finger, note E flat, 4th.
  5. B string: fret 6, index finger, note F, 5th.
  6. High E string: fret 6, index finger, note B flat, 1st.

B flat suspended 4 uses the notes B flat, F and E flat.

Why does this B flat suspended 4 not sound major or minor?

Both pictures are B flat, E flat, and F. There is no D and no D flat, so this is not B flat major and not B flat minor. E flat is the extra note (a 4th). Both pictures use a barre. The first picture mutes the thick string and bars fret 1. The second picture bars fret 6. Same three notes. The second shape is higher.

If the B flat suspended 4 in a song sounds higher than the first picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

On the first picture the E flat is on the B string, fret 4, pinky. Play B flat major after this and you will hear D instead of E flat. Play B flat minor and you will hear D flat instead of E flat.