Bbsus2 Suspended

The Bbsus2 chord is built from the notes Bb – C – F.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

Bbmisus2Bbsus2add9

Chord tones, one by one

BbRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — Bb.

CThird

Suspended 2nd

A major 2nd replaces the third — the chord sounds open and unresolved (sus2).

FFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).

🎸 Genres

Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel

sus2 in every key

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