Bb7sus4b9b13 Suspended
The Bb7sus4b9b13 chord is built from the notes Bb – Eb – F – Ab – Cb – Gb.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Bb7sus4(b9)(b13)Bb7sus4(b9,b13)Bb7sus4b9(b13)
Chord tones, one by one
BbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Bb.
EbThird
Suspended 4th
A perfect 4th replaces the third — tense, wants to resolve (sus4).
FFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
AbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
CbExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
GbExtension
Flat thirteenth (♭13)
A ♭13 — dark altered tension over a dominant chord.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Phrygian scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.
🎸 Genres
Flamenco · Metal · Modal jazz