B♭sus2 chord on ukulele

B♭sus2 is B♭, C and F. The easiest shape is 3-0-1-1. Press Play to hear it, then try it at half speed.

3-0-1-1 · open · easy

Notes: B♭ · C · F
Formula: 1 · 2 · 5
First shape: 3-0-1-1

How to play B♭sus2 on ukulele

Shape 1, 3-0-1-1, reading from the G string on the left:

F: index finger, 1st fret of the E string.
B♭: middle finger, 1st fret of the A string.
B♭: ring finger, 3rd fret of the G string.
Leave the C string open: C.

Arch your fingers so their tips come down vertically. That keeps them off the open strings, which have to ring for the chord to sound complete.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play B♭sus2

5-5-6-8: movable shape at the 5th fret, medium. Use it when the next chord sits nearby on the neck.
10-10-8-8: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.

Playing B♭sus2 with a capo

A capo turns an open chord into B♭sus2: capo on the 3rd fret and play the open Gsus2 shape (0-2-3-0). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

Changing from B♭sus2 to the chords around it

These are the changes you'll meet most often with B♭sus2, using the first shape of each chord.

B♭ (resolves up to the third): B♭sus2 (3-0-1-1) to B♭ (3-2-1-1): your index and middle fingers stay put, your ring finger lands on the C string, 2nd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the G string, 3rd fret. B♭ and F carry over from one chord to the other. B♭ on ukulele
E♭ (IV in B♭ major): B♭sus2 (3-0-1-1) to E♭ (0-3-3-1): the index finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, the middle finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, your ring finger lands on the E string, 3rd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Shared note: B♭. E♭ on ukulele
F (V in B♭ major): B♭sus2 (3-0-1-1) to F (2-0-1-0): your index finger stays put, the middle finger goes to the G string, 2nd fret. An easy one to get up to speed. Listen for C and F, which stay put while the rest moves. F on ukulele

B♭sus2 replaces the third with the second, so it is neither major nor minor. All 3 notes of B♭sus2 fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. The open second in B♭sus2 usually rises to the third, so play B♭sus2 then B♭ and listen for it to settle. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Getting B♭sus2 under your fingers

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: B♭, C, F, B♭. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Then switch to 5-5-6-8 and back four times without looking at your hand.

Written A♯sus2, it's the same chord with the same frets.

B♭sus2 in context

B♭sus2 on guitar and piano

The same notes on another instrument: B♭sus2 on guitar and B♭sus2 on piano. This page puts all three side by side.

Related B♭ chords on ukulele

Other suspended second chords

B♭sus2 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in B♭sus2 on ukulele?

B♭, C and F. In the 3-0-1-1 shape the strings play B♭ (G string), C (C string, open), F (E string) and B♭ (A string), so B♭ is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play B♭sus2 on ukulele?

3-0-1-1, shape 1 above. No barre: some strings ring open.

Is B♭sus2 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not in its common form: 3-0-1-1 needs no barre.

Which string does B♭sus2 start on?

In the 3-0-1-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 3rd fret, which is B♭, the root.

Shapes and sound are generated from the notes B♭, C and F and tested automatically. Updated September 2026.