B suspended second · Frets 4–5
Bsus2 banjo chord
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How to play Bsus2 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 4th fret and your middle finger on the F♯ string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the short F♯ string.
From the short F♯ string x 4 5 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.
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