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Bsus2sus4 Guitar Chord

A very open, ambient sound with both suspended notes replacing the third. Neither major nor minor. Used in modern pop, post-rock and ambient music.

Guitar

Strings X–1–1–3–1–1

How to play the Bsus2sus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–1–3–1–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Bsus2sus4 chord

Other names: B suspended 2nd and 4th

Music theory name: suspended second and fourth chord

Common name: B sus2sus4 chord

Intervals and tones in Bsus2sus4 chord

Note Interval
B Root
C Major 2nd
Eb Perfect 4th
F Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–1–1–3–1–1
Fret 6
6–6–8–8–6–8
Fret 3
6–6–3–5–X–X

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys