Piano chord
B sus4 chord
Bsus4 is a suspended chord: the root B, a perfect 4th up to E and a perfect 5th up to F♯.
- Symbol
- Bsus4
- 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 Bsus4
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 · Bsus4/E
E – F♯ – B
- 2nd inversion · Bsus4/F♯
F♯ – B – E
Keys with Bsus4
Bsus4 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.