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B sus2 chord (Bsus2)

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.

  • NotesB – C♯ – F♯
  • Formula1 – 2 – 5
  • SymbolBsus2 · B2
  • TypeSus2 chord

B sus2 on guitar

  • ×13411BF♯BC♯F♯
    Barre at fret 2 (A shape)

How to place your fingers (barre at fret 2)

  1. Barre fret 2 with your index finger, from the 5th to the 1st string.
  2. Finger 3 (ring) on fret 4 of the 4th string (D).
  3. Finger 4 (pinky) on fret 4 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

BC♯F♯

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

  • BC♯F♯B
    From fret 1
  • 4BF♯BC♯
    From fret 4

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

  • B1 · root
  • C♯2 · major second
  • F♯5 · 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 Bsus2

Suspend and resolve: Isus2 – I

Bsus2 usually resolves to B: you change just one note and the chord “settles”.

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B suspended 2 chord?

B suspended 2 (Bsus2) 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 2: x 2 4 4 2 2 (from the 6th to the 1st string). Barre fret 2 with your index finger, from the 5th to the 1st string. Finger 3 (ring) on fret 4 of the 4th string (D). Finger 4 (pinky) on fret 4 of the 3rd string (G). Do not play the 6th string: strum from the 5th.

How do you write B suspended 2 in chord notation?

It's written Bsus2; you may also see B2. Letter notation uses letters for note names: C, D, E, F, G, A and B correspond to Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si.

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