B♭sus4 chord on piano
Bb suspended 4th: B♭ · E♭ · F. It sounds held breath: the 4th wants to fall to the 3rd, and resolving it is the oldest trick in music.
NotesB♭ E♭ F
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: B♭ — finger 1 · E♭ — 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:
- RootB♭ – E♭ – F
- 1stE♭ – F – B♭
- 2ndF – B♭ – E♭
Songs that use B♭sus4
DebussyLa fille aux cheveux de lin
Gb major · Advanced
SchubertImpromptu Op. 142 No. 2
Ab major · Intermediate
J.S. BachWachet auf ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake! A Vo
Eb major · Intermediate
Scott JoplinSunflower Slow Drag - and en - 1901
Bb major · Advanced
RachmaninoffPiano Sonata No. 2 Op. 36: III (1931
Bb major · Advanced
Rachmaninoff2nd Piano Concerto (3rd movement excerp
G minor · Advanced