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C7sus4/B♭ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 58 playable shapes

About the chord

C dominant 7th suspended 4th / B♭ (3rd inversion)

The C dominant 7th suspended 4th dominant 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth F, creating a suspended, unresolved tension. The combination of the fourth F, fifth G, and minor seventh B♭ generates a powerful, dramatic sound often used in blues, rock, and jazz for dynamic resolutions. With B♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of C dominant 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: C
Bass note: B♭
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 58

Chord tones

CFGB♭

Notes & Intervals

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

C Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

F Perfect Fourth 4

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

G Perfect Fifth 5

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

B♭ Minor Seventh ♭7

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

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