F 7sus4 (F7sus4)
1+4+5+b7
Notes in F 7sus4
F (root)BbCEb
Inversions
Same notes as F 7sus4, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.
Root position
F in the bass
1st inversion
Bb in the bass
2nd inversion
C in the bass
3rd inversion
Eb in the bass
Open voicings
A close-position chord like F 7sus4 can sound cluttered in the middle of the keyboard. Jazz players open it up by dropping one note down an octave, spreading the same notes wider without changing the chord.
Drop 2
C on the bottom
Drop 3
Bb on the bottom
F 7sus4 is built from F, Bb, C and Eb.
A dominant seventh chord with the third swapped out for a perfect fourth, combining the open sound of a sus4 with the pull of a dominant seventh. Gospel and blues piano lean on it heavily, often as a stepping stone right before the full dominant seventh resolves.