What is this chord???

[Mystical Potato]

I don't know much about chord theory (basically how to construct major minor and diminished triads), but when I was playing around earlier on I found this thing:

--------------6------------------------
--------4------------------------------
-----3---------------------------------
----3----------------------------------
X--------------------------------------
X--------------------------------------
thats the shape anyway.

If anyone can tell me what this is and why that would be helpful

[damo7v]

it looks like a Bbsus4. with an F bass. so Bbsus4/F.

or...

it could be a Eb with an F bass. Eb/F.

or...

it could be a strange inversion of a F7sus4.

it all depends what angle you come at it from... on what chords it hangs about with.

[Chris From Singapore.]

I believe that's an A#/B Flat major triad, 1st, and 5th, with an added 4th inside. I think it should be called Asus. But I'm not really sure about the specific name.

The first note (1st), in the key of A# Major would be the A# featured on the 3rd fret of the 3rd string and the 6th fret of the 1st string.

The third (4th), is the 4th fret of the 2nd string.

And finally the 5th is 3rd fret of the 4th string.

Hope this helps.

[Mystical Potato]

Thanks for that , like I said, I don't know much about chord theory type stuff (learning though) and I just thought it sounded pretty cool when shifted about. I only know that major keys have major minor and diminished chords so more learning I must do.

[sirN]

You could view it a few different ways and yes, it may very well depend upon the context in which it is used. As itself, I'd tend to call it an F11 since I see the Root(F), a flat 7(Eb) and because we've got a 7th, I see the 4th (Bb) as an 11th. There is no musical law that states the 3rd or 5th must be present to move onto extended chords.

If it were a sus chord, then it would most likely resolve to a non-sus chord.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

I'd call it Bb sus 4. It could also be Eb Add 9, depending on what you take the root note as.

Dave

[Proview]

A#sus4
D#sus2
D#/F (no 3)
F7sus4 (no 5)

[Bluenote Soul]

It's not really a true chord spelling. It's really just two P4. It all depends on context and what note is in the bass to determine the quality. McCoy Tyner used a lot of these kinds of "quartal" voicings, and I suggest that you listen to him use these ideas on "The Real McCoy" and John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme".

For example, if the bass player was sustaining an F#, this voicing would be a very sweet F# Maj13 with the third doubled in the high voice.

Try this voicing:

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----4----------------
----3----------------
----3----------------
----X----------------
----2----------------