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Guitar chord

B♭7sus4B flat seventh suspended fourth

  • B♭1
  • E♭4
  • F5
  • A♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
3
Shapes
12

How to play B♭7sus4

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the D string.
  3. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the B string.
  4. Don't play: low E string.
  1. B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x13141134EADGBE
    B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x13141134EBGDAE

    x13141 · A7sus4 shape

  2. B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x1114114EADGBE
    B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x1114114EBGDAE

    x11141

  3. B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 6868666fr134EADGBE
    B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 6868666fr134EBGDAE

    686866 · E7sus4 shape

  4. B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x131441234EADGBE
    B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x131441234EBGDAE

    x13144

  5. B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x11144123EADGBE
    B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x11144123EBGDAE

    x11144

  6. B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x113441234EADGBE
    B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x113441234EBGDAE

    x11344

  7. B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 6668666fr13EADGBE
    B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 6668666fr13EBGDAE

    666866

  8. B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 6663443fr4123EADGBE
    B♭7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 6663443fr4123EBGDAE

    666344

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the B♭7sus4 chord

B flat seventh suspended fourth is built from 4 notes: B♭ (1), E♭ (4), F (5), A♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, B♭, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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