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Guitar chord

Bsus4B suspended fourth

  • B1
  • E4
  • F♯5
Difficulty
Medium
Fingers
3
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
2 + Asus4

How to play Bsus4

  1. Index finger (1): 2th fret of the A string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 4th fret of the D string.
  3. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the G string.
  4. Let ring open: B string, high E string.
  5. Don't play: low E string.
  1. Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x24400134EADGBE
    Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x24400134EBGDAE

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  2. Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x244521234EADGBE
    Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x244521234EBGDAE

    x24452 · Asus4 shape

  3. Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x224021243EADGBE
    Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x224021243EBGDAE

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  4. Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x22x02123EADGBE
    Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x22x02123EBGDAE

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  5. Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x24x0024EADGBE
    Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x24x0024EBGDAE

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  6. Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x22452134EADGBE
    Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x22452134EBGDAE

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  7. Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x244501234EADGBE
    Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x244501234EBGDAE

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  8. Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 7999777fr1234EADGBE
    Bsus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 7999777fr1234EBGDAE

    799977 · Esus4 shape

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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Bsus4.

  • 2fretAsus4Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, open.Asus4 shape
  • 7fretEsus4Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open.Esus4 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 Bsus4 chord

B suspended fourth is built from 3 notes: B (1), E (4), F♯ (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, B, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

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