Piano chord
B♭ sus4 chord
B♭sus4 is a suspended chord: the root B♭, a perfect 4th up to E♭ and a perfect 5th up to F.
- Symbol
- B♭sus4
- Notes
- B♭ – E♭ – F
Play it yourself
Tap B♭, E♭ and F on the keys below, in any order.
- B♭
- E♭
- F
Sus chords replace the third with another note, so they are neither major nor minor. A sus4 chord sounds like it is waiting, and often resolves to the major chord on the same root.
Inversions of B♭sus4
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
B♭ – E♭ – F
- 1st inversion · B♭sus4/E♭
E♭ – F – B♭
- 2nd inversion · B♭sus4/F
F – B♭ – E♭
Keys with B♭sus4
B♭sus4 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.