Standard
B suspended fourth · A shape
Bsus4 guitar chord
What it is
Root
Notes
4 results
Best match1Exact match
Chords2
Standard
B seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Frets 1–2
Standard
B suspended second and fourth · Open position
Famous chords1
Standard
Bsus4 · Pete Townshend
How to play Bsus4 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 2nd fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the B string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 2 4 4 5 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Bsus4
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 4th fret. Let the B and high E strings ring open. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 4 4 0 0
Bsus4, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5th in bass · 4 strings
What notes are in Bsus4?
Bsus4, B suspended fourth, is B, E and F♯: the root (B), the perfect fourth (E) and the perfect fifth (F♯). Its formula is 1 4 5.
Where does Bsus4 go?
Usually to B: the fourth, E, falls a half step to the third, D♯. Playing Bsus4 then B is one of the oldest moves in music.
What is the difference between Bsus4 and Bsus2?
Bsus4 puts E where the third would be, Bsus2 puts C♯ there. Both leave the third out.
More B chords on guitar
BbrightBmsadB7the pullBmaj7dreamyBm7mellowBsus2openBadd9sweetBdimthe edgeBauguneasyB6sweetBm6bittersweetB9the pullB7sus4openB5rawBm7♭5the edgeBdim7the edgeEvery B chord ›
Suspended fourth chords in every key
Csus4openC♯sus4openDsus4openE♭sus4openEsus4openFsus4openF♯sus4openGsus4openA♭sus4openAsus4openB♭sus4open