Bsus2 chord on guitar

Bsus2 is B, C♯ and F♯. The usual shape is x-2-4-4-2-2, a barre at the 2nd fret. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

How to play Bsus2 on guitar

Shape 1, x-2-4-4-2-2, reading from the low E string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

1. Barre the 2nd fret with your index finger, covering the 5 strings from the A string to the high E string.
2. Put your middle finger on the D string at the 4th fret, which is F♯.
3. Put your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret, which is B.
4. Skip the low E string and begin the strum from the A string.

• Check the barre one string at a time. A dead string under the index finger usually means the finger has drifted away from the fret wire.

Other ways to play Bsus2

• x-2-4-4-2-x: movable shape at the 2nd fret, medium. Only the thinner strings sound, which cuts through a band without getting muddy.
• x-x-9-6-7-7: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Only the thinner strings sound, which cuts through a band without getting muddy.
• x-x-9-11-12-9: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Fewer strings, so it sounds lighter and is quicker to change to.

Playing Bsus2 with a capo

No barre needed if a capo is allowed: capo on the 2nd fret and play the open Asus2 shape (x-0-2-2-0-0). The chord sounds as Bsus2 because the capo raises every string by 2 half steps.

Changing from Bsus2 to the chords around it

These are the changes you'll meet most often with Bsus2, using the first shape of each chord.

• B (resolves up to the third): Bsus2 (x-2-4-4-2-2) to B (x-2-4-4-4-2): your middle and ring fingers stay put, the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 2nd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the B string, 4th fret. The two chords share B and F♯, which is why the change sounds smooth. B on guitar
• E (IV in B major): Bsus2 (x-2-4-4-2-2) to E (0-2-2-1-0-0): move the index finger to the G string, 1st fret, the middle finger goes to the A string, 2nd fret, your ring finger lands on the D string, 2nd fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. Listen for B, which stays put while the rest moves. E on guitar
• F♯ (V in B major): Bsus2 (x-2-4-4-2-2) to F♯ (2-4-4-3-2-2): the index finger lays across the low E to high E strings at the 2nd fret, your middle finger lands on the G string, 3rd fret, move the ring finger to the A string, 4th fret, the pinky finger comes down on the D string, 4th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Listen for C♯ and F♯, which stay put while the rest moves. F♯ on guitar

Bsus2 replaces the third with the second, so it is neither major nor minor. The open second in Bsus2 usually rises to the third, so play Bsus2 then B and listen for it to settle. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

Getting Bsus2 under your fingers

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: B, F♯, B, C♯, F♯. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Then switch to x-2-4-4-2-x and back four times without looking at your hand.

Bsus2 in context

Bsus2 on piano and ukulele

The same notes on another instrument: Bsus2 on piano and Bsus2 on ukulele. This page puts all three side by side.

Close to Bsus2

• B
• Bsus4
• Badd9
• Bm

Other suspended second chords

• Csus2
• C♯sus2
• Dsus2
• E♭sus2
• Esus2
• Fsus2
• F♯sus2
• Gsus2
• A♭sus2
• Asus2
• B♭sus2

Shapes and sound are generated from the notes B, C♯ and F♯ and tested automatically. Updated September 2026. Print this chord