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Guitar chord

Bsus2B suspended second

  • B1
  • C♯2
  • F♯5
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
3
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
2 + Asus2

How to play Bsus2

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 2th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 4th fret of the D string.
  3. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the G string.
  4. Don't play: low E string.
  1. Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x24422134EADGBE
    Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x24422134EBGDAE

    x24422 · Asus2 shape

  2. Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 7444074fr123EADGBE
    Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 7444074fr123EBGDAE

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  3. Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 7444774fr1234EADGBE
    Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 7444774fr1234EBGDAE

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  4. Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 7446074fr1324EADGBE
    Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 7446074fr1324EBGDAE

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  5. Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 74447x4fr123EADGBE
    Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 74447x4fr123EBGDAE

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  6. Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 74467x4fr1324EADGBE
    Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 74467x4fr1324EBGDAE

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  7. Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 7444xx4fr14EADGBE
    Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 7444xx4fr14EBGDAE

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  8. Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x-x-9-11-12-99fr134EADGBE
    Bsus2 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x-x-9-11-12-99fr134EBGDAE

    x-x-9-11-12-9 · Dsus2 shape

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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Bsus2.

  • 2fretAsus2Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open.Asus2 shape

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Bsus2 chord

B suspended second is built from 3 notes: B (1), C♯ (2), F♯ (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, B, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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