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Guitar chord

B7sus4B seventh suspended fourth

  • B1
  • E4
  • F♯5
  • A♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
3
Shapes
12

How to play B7sus4

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 2th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 4th fret of the D string.
  3. Little finger (4): 5th fret of the B string.
  4. Don't play: low E string.
  1. B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x24252134EADGBE
    B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x24252134EBGDAE

    x24252 · A7sus4 shape

  2. B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x22200123EADGBE
    B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x22200123EBGDAE

    x22200

  3. B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x222021234EADGBE
    B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x222021234EBGDAE

    x22202

  4. B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x24200132EADGBE
    B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x24200132EBGDAE

    x24200

  5. B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x2x20023EADGBE
    B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x2x20023EBGDAE

    x2x200

  6. B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x2225214EADGBE
    B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x2225214EBGDAE

    x22252

  7. B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 7979777fr134EADGBE
    B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 7979777fr134EBGDAE

    797977 · E7sus4 shape

  8. B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x242501324EADGBE
    B7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x242501324EBGDAE

    x24250

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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 B7sus4 chord

B 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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