Bbsus4 chord
Bbsus4 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
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Bbsus4 is equivalent to A sharp sus 4th. Bbsus4 can be seen as a Bb major triad with the third (D) replaced by the fourth (Eb). It's usually played as a barre chord, whereas It's difficult to find natural fingerings for open chords.
Shown in the Fingerings diagram is a barre shape with the index finger laying over five strings.
As shown in Notes diagram, three distinct notes are played with Bb and F doublings.
Short notation: X13341.
Chord structure
The chord consists of three notes. The notes represent the root, perfect fourth and perfect fifth intervals.
Chord name
Bbsus4 is an abbreviation for B flat suspended fourth. Sometimes, Bbsus alone is used as an abbreviation.
Notes
The notes that the Bbsus4 chord consists of are Bb, Eb and F.
Inversions
1st inversion: Bbsus4/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Bbsus4/F (means that F is the bass note).
Chord progressions
Examples of progressions featuring Bbsus4.
| Progression 1: Bbsus4 in conjunction with a standard Bb major. | ||
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Bb
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Bbsus4
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Bb
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