1,008 guitar chords with several shapes each, finger numbers, difficulty and real sound, in any tuning.
Bsus2 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 Bsus2 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.
xxx422x2442x744xxxxx967x744477x24422The fret 2 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (xx967x): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Bsus2 belongs to 6 keys: V in E major, IV in F♯ major, I in B major, VII in C♯ minor, VI in E♭ minor, III in G♯ minor. In B major, try I–V–vi–IV: Bsus2 – F♯ – G♯m – E.
B, C♯, F♯: the root, second, fifth.
Fret 2: x2442x (low string first), rated Easy.
Bsus2 has C♯ where Bsus4 has E. Bsus2 sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor; Bsus4 sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.