Bsus2 banjo chord

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Banjo · Open D

B suspended second · Frets 4–5

F♯DF♯AD45R25noteF♯BC♯F♯role5R25fret4544frets 4–5C3C4C5C6
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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.

Bsus2 in other banjo tunings

Standard (open G)Double C

Bsus2 on other instruments

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