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B♭sus2 (also written A♯sus2) is a suspended second chord made of 3 notes: B♭, C, F. It sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor, and you hear it in intros, worship songs and jangly pop, often moving back to the plain chord. It is the I chord of B♭ major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on B♭sus2 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from B♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| B♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| C | 2 | major second | 2 |
| F | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
Formula: 1 – 2 – 5. With the other spelling, A♯sus2 is A♯, B♯, E♯: the same sounds under different names.
xxx311x1331xxxx(15)(13)(13)633xxxx(13)(15)(15)(13)x633366The fret 1 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 13th fret (xxx(15)(13)(13)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
B♭sus2 belongs to 6 keys: V in E♭ major, IV in F major, I in B♭ major, VII in C minor, VI in D minor, III in G minor. In B♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: B♭sus2 – F – Gm – E♭.
B♭, C, F: the root, second, fifth.
Fret 1: x1331x (low string first), rated Easy.
B♭sus2 has C where B♭sus4 has E♭. B♭sus2 sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor; B♭sus4 sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.