Guitar Wiz App Icon Guitar Wiz
Download on the App Store

B♭7sus4/F guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 28 playable shapes

About the chord

B♭ dominant 7th suspended 4th / F (2nd inversion)

The B♭ dominant 7th suspended 4th dominant 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth E♭, creating a suspended, unresolved tension. The combination of the fourth E♭, fifth F, and minor seventh A♭ generates a powerful, dramatic sound often used in blues, rock, and jazz for dynamic resolutions. With F in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd inversion of B♭ dominant 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: B♭
Bass note: F
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 28

Chord tones

B♭E♭FA♭

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

B♭ Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

E♭ Perfect Fourth 4

The fourth creates suspension and a sense of pull toward resolution.

F Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

A♭ Minor Seventh ♭7

The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.

Related Articles

Articles that reference this chord and explain how to use it in your playing.