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B♭sus2 chord on piano

Bb suspended 2nd: B♭ · C · F. It sounds open and airy: neither major nor minor, because the 3rd is gone.

NotesB♭ C F Built fromroot + major 2nd + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard

CFCFB♭B♭

Fingering

Right hand, root position: B♭ — finger 1 · C — finger 3 · F — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use B♭sus2

Scott JoplinThe Entertainer C major · Intermediate ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 1 Bb minor · Advanced J.S. BachLittle Prelude in C minor C minor · Intermediate J.S. BachLittle Prelude Number 2 in C Minor - BWV 934 C minor · Beginner J.S. BachViolin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 A minor · Intermediate HandelPassacaille Suite 7 - HWV 432 G minor · Advanced

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Every suspended 2nd chord

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