Bsus2 is the B suspended second chord. It has 3 notes: B – C♯ – F♯ (1 – 2 – 5).
A suspended second replaces the third with the second. It sounds airy and modern, and is common in worship and pop songs.
Bsus2 chord on Guitar
x24422
744477
xx9677
x-x-9-11-12-9Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 2nd fret; D 4th fret; G 4th fret; B 2nd fret; high E 2nd fret.
Bsus2 chord on Ukulele
4122
11-11-9-9
4674
6679Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 4th fret; C 1st fret; E 2nd fret; A 2nd fret.
Bsus2 chord on Piano
Play B, C♯ and F♯ together with your right hand, and B (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Bsus2 chord
Bsus2 appears in 39 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Beach Bunny – Clueless Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- James Arthur – Free Falling Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Marc Jordan – Margarita Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Foo Fighters – But Here We Are Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Johannes Rusli feat. Dira – Utuh Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Robert Grant, Lana Del Rey – Lost at Sea Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Sam Barber – Ghost Town Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Pineapple Thief – In Exile Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Florence + The Machine – Free Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Weeknd – Sacrifice Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Sashi Gandarum – The World As I See It Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Lyn Lapid – Messed Up On Christmas Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other B chords:
Chords in the key of B major:
Bsus2 chord: questions
What notes are in the Bsus2 chord?
Bsus2 (B suspended second) is made of B, C♯ and F♯ (1 – 2 – 5).
How do you play Bsus2 on guitar?
The most common shape is x24422 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Bsus2 on ukulele?
Play 4122 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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