Bbsus4 Suspended
The Bbsus4 chord is built from the notes Bb – Eb – F.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Bb7(root,5,7)Bbsus4add11
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.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).
🎸 Genres
Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel
🎤 Artists who made it famous
The Who · Tom Petty