Fsus4(b9) Suspended

The Fsus4(b9) chord is built from the notes F – Bb – C – Gb.

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Also known as

Fsus4b9

Chord tones, one by one

FRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — F.

BbThird

Suspended 4th

A perfect 4th replaces the third — tense, wants to resolve (sus4).

CFifth

Perfect fifth

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

GbExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Phrygian scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.

🎸 Genres

Flamenco · Metal · Modal jazz

sus4(b9) in every key

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