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Bsus2 chord on guitar

Bsus2 is a suspended second chord: open and airy, neither major nor minor. It is built from B, 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 x24422.

Bsus2 fingerings (low E to high E)

1. Barre at fret 2: x24422. Mute the low E string, barre fret 2 from the A to the high E string.
2. Fret 4: 744477. Barre fret 4 from the A to the G string.
3. Fret 6: xx9677. Mute the low E and A strings.
4. Barre at fret 9: x-x-9-11-12-9. Mute the low E and A strings, barre fret 9 from the D to the high E string.
5. Fret 11: x-14-11-11-12-14. Mute the low E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Bsus2 chord?

Bsus2 is made of B, C# and F#: the root, major 2nd and perfect 5th above B.

What is the easiest way to play Bsus2?

Play x24422 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, barre fret 2 from the A to the high E string.

Also try: B Major · B Minor · B7 · Bmaj7 · Chord Charts