Bsus2 chord on ukulele

Bsus2 is B, C♯ and F♯. The usual shape is 4-1-2-2. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.

4-1-2-2 · movable · medium

Notes: B · C♯ · F♯
Formula: 1 · 2 · 5
First shape: 4-1-2-2

How to play Bsus2 on ukulele

Shape 1, 4-1-2-2, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: C string, 1st fret (C♯).
Middle finger: E string, 2nd fret (F♯).
Ring finger: A string, 2nd fret (B).
Pinky: G string, 4th fret (B).

The pinky takes a note here. Keep it curved and close to the fretboard between chords so it has less distance to travel.
A four-fret stretch: drop your wrist a little and point your thumb up the back of the neck.
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 Bsus2

4-6-7-4: movable shape at the 4th fret, medium. Use it when the next chord sits nearby on the neck.
11-11-9-9: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

Playing Bsus2 with a capo

A capo turns an open chord into Bsus2: capo on the 4th 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.

Bsus2 chord changes

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 (4-1-2-2) to B (4-3-2-2): your pinky finger stays put, your index finger lands on the E string, 2nd fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, the ring finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret. B and F♯ carry over from one chord to the other. B on ukulele
E (IV in B major): Bsus2 (4-1-2-2) to E (1-4-0-2): the index finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, your ring finger lands on the C string, 4th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. The two chords share B, which is why the change sounds smooth. E on ukulele
F♯ (V in B major): Bsus2 (4-1-2-2) to F♯ (3-1-2-1): your index finger stays put, your middle finger lands on the A string, 1st fret, the ring finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, your pinky finger lands on the G string, 3rd fret. The two chords share C♯ and F♯, which is why the change sounds smooth. F♯ on ukulele

Bsus2 replaces the third with the second, so it is neither major nor minor. All 3 notes of Bsus2 fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. The open second in Bsus2 usually rises to the third, so play Bsus2 then B and listen for it to settle. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Getting Bsus2 under your fingers

Arpeggiate 4-1-2-2 from the lowest string: B, C♯, F♯, B. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Next, alternate 4-1-2-2 and 4-6-7-4, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Bsus2 in context

Bsus2 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try Bsus2 on piano or Bsus2 on guitar, or compare them on the Bsus2 chord page.

Next to try on ukulele

Other suspended second chords

Bsus2 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Bsus2 on ukulele?

B, C♯ and F♯. In the 4-1-2-2 shape the strings play B (G string), C♯ (C string), F♯ (E string) and B (A string), so B is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play Bsus2 on ukulele?

Bsus2 has no open-string shape in standard tuning, so every version needs a barre or a stretch. Start with 4-1-2-2. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and a capo can make it easier in some songs.

Is Bsus2 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 4-1-2-2 needs no barre.

Which string does Bsus2 start on?

In the 4-1-2-2 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 4th fret, which is B, the root.

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