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Guitar chord

B♭sus4B flat suspended fourth

  • B♭1
  • E♭4
  • F5
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
11
Easy with capo
1 + Asus4

How to play B♭sus4

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre.
  2. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the D string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the G string.
  4. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the B string.
  5. Don't play: low E string.
  1. B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x133411234EADGBE
    B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x133411234EBGDAE

    x13341 · Asus4 shape

  2. B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x11341134EADGBE
    B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x11341134EBGDAE

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  3. B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 6888666fr1234EADGBE
    B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 6888666fr1234EBGDAE

    688866 · Esus4 shape

  4. B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 6633663fr1423EADGBE
    B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 6633663fr1423EBGDAE

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  5. B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 6688666fr134EADGBE
    B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 6688666fr134EBGDAE

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  6. B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 66334x3fr1342EADGBE
    B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 66334x3fr1342EBGDAE

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  7. B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x-x-8-10-11-118fr1234EADGBE
    B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x-x-8-10-11-118fr1234EBGDAE

    x-x-8-10-11-11 · Dsus4 shape

  8. B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 6633xx3fr123EADGBE
    B♭sus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 6633xx3fr123EBGDAE

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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as B♭sus4.

  • 1fretAsus4Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, open.Asus4 shape
  • 6fretEsus4Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open.Esus4 shape

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♭sus4 chord

B flat suspended fourth is built from 3 notes: B♭ (1), E♭ (4), F (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, B♭, highlighted on the diagram. You can play it in 11 places on the fretboard. The first shape is the most common; higher shapes make smooth changes easier in some keys.

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