What notes are in the Bbsus4 chord?

Bbsus4 contains Bb, Eb, F. Its formula is 1-4-5.

What is the easiest way to play Bbsus4?

Try x x x 3 4 1 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Bbsus4 in?

Bbsus4 belongs to Db major (as the VIsus4 chord), Eb major (as the Vsus4 chord), F# major (as the IIIsus4 chord, written A#sus4), Ab major (as the IIsus4 chord).

Is Bbsus4 the same as A#sus4?

Yes. Bb and A# are the same pitch on the guitar, so Bbsus4 and A#sus4 use the same shapes. The name depends on the key: flat keys use flats and sharp keys use sharps.

Why does my Bbsus4 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Bbsus4?

Yes. A capo lets you play Bbsus4 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Bbsus4 major or minor?

Neither. Bbsus4 has no 3rd; the 4th (Eb) usually resolves down to the 3rd of Bb or Bbm.

Bbsus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Bbsus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play B Flat Suspended Fourth (Charts)

Bbsus4 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as bbsus4 chord, bbsus4 guitar chord and how to play Bbsus4.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Barre (1st fret, A-string root)
x 1 1 3 4 1

Easy 3-string version
x x x 3 4 1

Movable shape (6th fret)
6 6 8 8 6 6

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Bbsus4 (B flat suspended fourth) on guitar, play x 1 1 3 4 1 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (1st fret, A-string root) shape). The chord contains Bb, Eb, F. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 3 4 1, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Bbsus4 chord facts

Chord	Bbsus4 (B flat suspended fourth)
Other names	Bbsus, A#sus4 (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes	Bb, Eb, F
Intervals	Bb (root), Eb (perfect 4th), F (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-4-5
Difficulty	Beginner (easy version) to intermediate (full shape)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Bbsus4 on guitar?

The main shape is x 1 1 3 4 1 (Barre (1st fret, A-string root)). Finger by finger:

Lay your index finger flat across the A to high e strings at fret 1. This is the barre.
Put your ring finger (3) on the G string at fret 3 (Bb, the root).