B seventh, suspended fourth

B7sus4

Also written B7sus · Bsus7

NotesB · E · F♯ · A
Formula1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7
B1E4A♭7F♯5
Root position

A dominant that has not decided: the 4th stands in for the 3rd. B7sus4 can resolve to B7 first — the classic sus-and-release — or go straight to E.

How pianists voice B7sus4

The same notes, laid out the way hands actually play them.

Open sus Two hands

B1A♭7E4F♯5

1 · ♭7 · 4 · 5 — root and ♭7 in the left hand, 4th and 5th in the right: the sus sound with room between the hands.

B7sus4 inversions

The same 4 notes with a different one in the bass. Each inversion is written as a slash chord.

Root position B7sus4

B1E4A♭7F♯5

Root at the bottom, stacked in 3rds: 1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7.

1st inversion B7sus4/E

E4A♭7B1F♯5

E (the 4) in the bass: 4 · 5 · ♭7 · 1.

2nd inversion B7sus4/F♯

A♭7B1E4F♯5

F♯ (the 5) in the bass: 5 · ♭7 · 1 · 4.

3rd inversion B7sus4/A

A♭7B1E4F♯5

A (the ♭7) in the bass: ♭7 · 1 · 4 · 5.

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