Bsus2 chord on 4-String Bass – Low B

in Low B (B-E-A-D) tuning

○123BF#C#F#
Bsus2
Suspended 2
Notes:B · C# · F#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBC#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 4 4– 1 2 3B F# C# F#medium
2 2 2 x1 1 1 –C# F# B xeasy · barre on fret 2
0 x 4 4– – 1 2B x C# F#easy
0 7 9 11– 1 2 3B B F# C#hard
0 9 9 9– 1 1 1B C# F# Beasy · barre on fret 9
0 2 4 x– 1 2 –B F# C# xmedium
2 2 2 41 1 1 2C# F# B F#medium · barre on fret 2
0 7 4 4– 3 1 2B B C# F#medium
x 7 9 11– 1 2 3x B F# C#hard
0 9 9 x– 1 2 –B C# F# xeasy
2 x 2 41 – 2 3C# x B F#hard
x 7 4 4– 3 1 2x B C# F#medium
7 9 9 91 2 3 4F# C# F# Bmedium
12 9 9 92 1 1 1B C# F# Bmedium · barre on fret 9
7 7 4 43 4 1 2F# B C# F#medium
7 7 9 111 2 3 4F# B F# C#hard

The Bsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes B, C#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low B generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Bsus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
22C#
57F#

More B chords

Other roots

See Bsus2 in another tuning

What notes make up the Bsus2 chord?

Bsus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes B, C#, F#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.