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Bbsus2 chord on guitar

Bbsus2 is a suspended second chord: open and airy, neither major nor minor. It is built from Bb, C and F (formula 1 2 5). With no third it fits over both major and minor harmony and often resolves back to the plain chord. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x13311.

×
x 1 3 3 1 1
3
6 3 3 3 6 6
5××
x x 8 5 6 6
8××
x x 8 10 11 8
10×
x 13 10 10 11 13

Bbsus2 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Barre at fret 1: x13311. Mute the low E string, barre fret 1 from the A to the high E string.
  2. Fret 3: 633366. Barre fret 3 from the A to the G string.
  3. Fret 5: xx8566. Mute the low E and A strings.
  4. Barre at fret 8: x-x-8-10-11-8. Mute the low E and A strings, barre fret 8 from the D to the high E string.
  5. Fret 10: x-13-10-10-11-13. Mute the low E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Bbsus2 chord?
Bbsus2 is made of Bb, C and F: the root, major 2nd and perfect 5th above Bb.
What is the easiest way to play Bbsus2?
Play x13311 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, barre fret 1 from the A to the high E string.

Also try: Bb Major · Bb Minor · Bb7 · Bbmaj7 · Chord Charts