Chord Colors

B flat seven suspended four chord

Inversions

6fr 8fr

(root position)

Notes and intervals

1 B flat Root
2 E flat Perfect 4th
3 F Perfect 5th
4 A flat Minor 7th

About the B flat seven suspended four chord

The B flat seven suspended four chord is a B flat dominant seventh suspended fourth built from B flat, E flat, F, A flat. It sits outside the plain diatonic set, so it is borrowed to add color and tension. Tap the keys or frets above to hear each note, or press Play chord to hear them together.

It is also written A sharp seven suspended four , which spells the same notes enharmonically.

Other B flat chords

Simpler triads

B flat B flat minor B flat diminished B flat augmented

Suspended

B flat suspended two B flat suspended four

Sixths and sevenths

B flat six B flat minor six B flat seven B flat major seven B flat minor seven B flat minor seven flat five B flat diminished seven B flat minor major seven

Extensions

B flat nine B flat add nine B flat major nine B flat minor nine B flat eleven B flat thirteen B flat six over nine B flat minor add nine

Altered

B flat seven sharp five

Functional relationships

These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.

Tritone substitution E seven suspended four

The tritone substitution is a dominant chord a tritone away that shares the same tension, so it can stand in for this chord and resolve the same way.

What do the colors mean?

Every note has its own fixed color, laid out around the circle of fifths. Once you know the colors, chords and scales turn into patterns you can recognize at a glance.

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