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B♭ sus2 chord (B♭sus2)

B♭ sus2 is a 3-note sus2 chord: B♭ – C – F. It sounds open and ambiguous: neither major nor minor. Here it is on guitar, piano and ukulele, with fingering and audio. Also called A♯ sus2 (A♯sus2).

  • NotesB♭ – C – F
  • Formula1 – 2 – 5
  • SymbolB♭sus2 · B♭2
  • EnharmonicA♯ sus2 (A♯sus2)

B♭ sus2 on guitar

  • ×13411B♭FB♭CF
    Barre at fret 1 (A shape)

How to place your fingers (barre at fret 1)

  1. Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from the 5th to the 1st string.
  2. Finger 3 (ring finger) on fret 3 of the 4th string (D).
  3. Finger 4 (pinky) on fret 3 of the 3rd string (G).
  4. Do not play the 6th string: strum from the 5th.

The numbers inside the dots are the fingers of your left hand: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring and 4 pinky. The colored dots mark the root (B♭).

B♭ sus2 on piano

CFB♭

In root position, play B♭ – C – F from bottom to top with fingers 1, 3 and 5 of your right hand (thumb, middle and pinky). With your left hand you usually play just the root (B♭) or the root and the fifth.

Inversions

  • First inversion: C – F – B♭
  • Second inversion: F – B♭ – C

B♭ sus2 on ukulele

  • B♭CFB♭
    Open position
  • 3B♭FB♭C
    From fret 3

Standard tuning G – C – E – A (the G string is the high one). Is your ukulele in tune? Use the ukulele tuner.

Notes and intervals of B♭ sus2

  • B♭1 · root
  • C2 · major second
  • F5 · perfect fifth

It's used to open up the sound of a major or minor chord, in pop and rock strumming and in intros with open strings.

Progressions with B♭sus2

Suspend and resolve: Isus2 – I

B♭sus2 usually resolves to B♭: you change just one note and the chord “settles”.

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B-flat suspended 2nd chord?

B♭ suspended 2 (B♭sus2) has 3 notes: B♭ (root), C (major second), F (perfect fifth).

How do you play B♭ suspended 2 on guitar?

The most common shape uses a barre at fret 1: x 1 3 3 1 1 (from the 6th to the 1st string). Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from the 5th to the 1st string. Finger 3 (ring) on fret 3 of the 4th string (D). Finger 4 (pinky) on fret 3 of the 3rd string (G). Don't play the 6th string: strum from the 5th.

Is B♭sus2 the same as A♯sus2?

Yes: B♭ suspended 2 and A♯ suspended 2 sound the same and are played the same way (they are enharmonic). The spelling depends on the key of the song; you will see both names in sheet music and songbooks.

What is the chord symbol for B♭ suspended 2?

It is written B♭sus2; you may also see B♭2. Letter notation uses C, D, E, F, G, A and B for the seven note names.

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