What notes are in a B9sus4 chord?

B9sus4 is B, E, F#, A, C#: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7, 9 of B.

How do you play B9sus4 on guitar?

6th String Root: 7 x 7 6 5 x; 5th String Root: x 2 2 2 2 2; 4th String Root: x x 9 9 10 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with B9sus4?

Scales on B that contain every note of B9sus4: B Minor, B Dorian, B Mixolydian, B Bebop Dominant, B Mixolydian b6, B Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Dominant 9sus4

B9sus4 chord (B Dominant 9sus4)

7sus4 with a 9th: the 3rd is replaced by the 4th, giving an open, unresolved dominant.

Notes BEF#AC#

Formula 1 4 5 ♭7 9

Shapes 3 on this page

B9sus4 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, B.

6th String Root 7 x 7 6 5 x

5th String Root x 2 2 2 2 2

4th String Root x x 9 9 10 9

Interactive chord diagram

B9sus4 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over B9sus4

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when B9sus4 is the chord of the moment.

B Minor B Dorian B Mixolydian B Bebop Dominant B Mixolydian b6 B Bebop Dorian B Bebop Harmonic Minor B Egyptian Pentatonic

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Questions

What notes are in a B9sus4 chord?: B9sus4 is B, E, F#, A, C#: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7, 9 of B.
How do you play B9sus4 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 7 x 7 6 5 x; 5th String Root: x 2 2 2 2 2; 4th String Root: x x 9 9 10 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with B9sus4?: Scales on B that contain every note of B9sus4: B Minor, B Dorian, B Mixolydian, B Bebop Dominant, B Mixolydian b6, B Bebop Dorian.

Dominant 9sus4 chords in every key

C9sus4 C#9sus4 D9sus4 Eb9sus4 E9sus4 F9sus4 F#9sus4 G9sus4 Ab9sus4 A9sus4 Bb9sus4 B9sus4