Standard
B♭ suspended second · A shape
B♭sus2 guitar chord
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Standard
B♭ suspended second and fourth · Frets 1–3
How to play B♭sus2 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 1 3 3 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier B♭sus2
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the B to the high E at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 3 3 1 1
B♭sus2, the easier shape
StandardFrets 1–3 · 5th in bass · 4 strings
What notes are in B♭sus2?
B♭sus2, 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 B♭sus2 the same as B♭add9?
No, though the names point at the same extra note, C. B♭sus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; B♭add9 keeps the third, D, and adds the ninth on top.
Where does B♭sus2 go?
Often back to B♭ or B♭m, C moving up to the third. It also works on its own as an open, ringing chord.
More B♭ chords on guitar
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Suspended second chords in every key
Csus2openC♯sus2openDsus2openE♭sus2openEsus2openFsus2openF♯sus2openGsus2openA♭sus2openAsus2openBsus2open
B♭sus2 on other instruments
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