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Bmaj7sus4/E guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 133 playable shapes

About the chord

B major 7th suspended 4th / E (1st inversion)

The B major 7th suspended 4th major 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth E, creating a lush, dreamy sound. The combination of the fourth E, fifth F♯, and major seventh A♯ produces a sophisticated, modern harmony, enhancing ambient and jazz progressions with an ethereal color. With E in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of B major 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: B
Bass note: E
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 133

Chord tones

BEF♯A♯

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♯ Major Seventh 7

The major seventh adds a smooth, lush tension close to the root.

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