Bsus2 chord on 5-String Bass

in Standard (BEADG) tuning

○1234BF#C#F#B
Bsus2
Suspended 2
Notes:B · C# · F#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBC#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 4 4 4– 1 2 3 4B F# C# F# Bmedium
2 2 2 x x1 1 1 – –C# F# B x xeasy · barre on fret 2
0 x 4 4 4– – 1 1 1B x C# F# Beasy · barre on fret 4
0 7 9 9 6– 2 3 4 1B B F# B C#medium
0 7 9 11 11– 1 2 3 4B B F# C# F#hard
0 9 9 9 x– 1 1 1 –B C# F# B xeasy · barre on fret 9
0 x x 11 11– – – 1 2B x x C# F#easy
0 2 4 4 x– 1 2 3 –B F# C# F# xmedium
x x 2 4 6– – 1 2 3x x B F# C#hard
0 7 4 4 4– 2 1 1 1B B C# F# Bmedium · barre on fret 4
0 9 9 9 6– 2 3 4 1B C# F# B C#medium
x 7 9 11 11– 1 2 3 4x B F# C# F#hard
0 9 9 x x– 1 2 – –B C# F# x xeasy
12 x x 11 113 – – 1 2B x x C# F#easy
0 2 4 x x– 1 2 – –B F# C# x xmedium
2 2 2 4 41 1 1 2 3C# F# B F# Bmedium · barre on fret 2

The Bsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes B, C#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass 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

Standard (BEADG) B-E-A-D-G
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.