How to play B7sus4: a dominant 7th suspended built on B, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 2 4 2 5 2 (x = not played).
| Note | B | E | F# | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 4 | 5 | b7 |
B7sus4 is a dominant 7th suspended with B as its root. The full theoretical spelling is B, E, F#, A. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
B7sus4 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 4 major keys and 4 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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B7sus4 is spelled B, E, F#, A: the root, 4th, 5th, flat 7th. The common guitar voicing sounds every one of them.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 2 4 2 5 2 (x means the string is not played). Lay your index finger across the 2nd fret from the A string to the high E string (a barre). Add the D string at the 4th fret. Add the B string at the 5th fret. Strum from the A string down; the low E string stays silent.
B7sus4 belongs to 8 keys: E major (the V chord), A major (the ii chord), D major (the vi chord), G major (the iii chord), B minor (the i), F# minor (the iv), E minor (the v) and C# minor (the VII).
