Bsus2 5-string bass chord

How to play Bsus2 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 4th fret. Let the B string ring open.

From the B string 0 2 4 4 4 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Bsus2?

Bsus2, B suspended second, is B, C♯ and F♯: the root (B), the major second (C♯) and the perfect fifth (F♯). Its formula is 1 2 5.

Is Bsus2 the same as Badd9?

No, though the names point at the same extra note, C♯. Bsus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; Badd9 keeps the third, D♯, and adds the ninth on top.

Where does Bsus2 go?

Often back to B or Bm, C♯ moving up to the third. It also works on its own as an open, ringing chord.