Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B9sus4B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th

A♯Root

D♯tone

Ftone

G♯tone

Ctone

Formula 7 · 3 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · Notes A♯ · D♯ · F · G♯ · C

How to play it

B9sus4 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (x 0 0 1 2 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (x 0 2 1 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 0 2 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 0 5 5 5 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (x 0 0 5 7 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (x 0 5 5 7 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (7 x 0 5 7 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (7 x 5 5 7 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Read it as tab

B9sus4 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (x 0 0 1 2 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (x 0 2 1 2 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 0 2 5 5 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 0 5 5 5 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (x 0 0 5 7 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (x 0 5 5 7 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (7 x 0 5 7 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (7 x 5 5 7 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Sound

How B9sus4 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

soulfulsuspendedsmooth

Genres

gospelsouljazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D♯ · F · G♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 3 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2

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