B Suspended 4th
Bsus4
Notes
B · E · F#
Intervals
- RootB (1P)
- Perfect 4thE (4P)
- Perfect 5thF# (5P)
Fretboard
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About
The Bsus4 chord (B–E–F♯) also replaces the third — this time with a perfect fourth. The fourth has a stronger gravitational pull than the second; in common-practice harmony it traditionally resolves downward to the third, making sus4 feel more like a delayed resolution than a neutral color. This makes it effective for rhythmic tension and release, especially in rock and gospel. The E typically resolves to either B (third raised) or Bm (third lowered). On guitar the modification is often a single-finger addition or movement from a major shape; the fourth is the defining tone and must be present. Compared to Bsus2, sus4 has a clearer sense of wanting to land somewhere.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- B Blues (deg 1)
- B Harmonic Minor (I)
- B Major (I)
- B Melodic Minor (I)
- B Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- B Natural Minor (I)
- A Major (II)
- A Major Pentatonic (deg 2)
- A Melodic Minor (II)
- A♭ Natural Minor (III)
- D Major (VI)
- D Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- D♭ Blues (deg 6)
- D♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 5)
- D♭ Natural Minor (VII)
- E Harmonic Minor (V)
- E Major (V)
- E Major Pentatonic (deg 4)
- E Melodic Minor (V)
- E Natural Minor (V)
- F♯ Blues (deg 3)
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic (deg 3)
- F♯ Natural Minor (IV)
- G Major (III)
- B Dorian (I)
- B Mixolydian (I)
- B Phrygian (I)
- A Dorian (II)
- A Lydian (II)
- A Mixolydian (II)
- A♭ Locrian (III)
- A♭ Phrygian (III)
- B♭ Locrian (II)
- C Lydian (VII)
- D Lydian (VI)
- D Mixolydian (VI)
- D♭ Dorian (VII)
- D♭ Locrian (VII)
- D♭ Phrygian (VII)
- E Dorian (V)
- E Lydian (V)
- E Mixolydian (V)
- E♭ Locrian (VI)
- E♭ Phrygian (VI)
- F♯ Dorian (IV)
- F♯ Locrian (IV)
- F♯ Mixolydian (IV)
- F♯ Phrygian (IV)
- G Lydian (III)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. Roman numeral marks the chord root’s position in the scale; dashed badges aren’t linked yet.