Bsus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:B · C# · F#

mediumfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – – –	B B F# F# C# C# F# F# F# F# B B	medium
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 2 2	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1	B B F# F# B B F# F# B B C# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x B B C# C# F# F# F# F# B B	medium
x x 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 0 0	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x C# C# F# F# B B B B B B	hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1	x x B B F# F# B B C# C# F# F#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	F# F# C# C# F# F# B B F# F# B B	easy · barre on fret 9
x x x x x x 11 11 12 12 0 0	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x x x C# C# F# F# B B	easy
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 0 0 2 2	1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – – 4 4	B B F# F# B B x x F# F# C# C#	hard
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 2 2	1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1	B B F# F# C# C# F# F# B B C# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 4 4 4 4 0 0 7 7	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – 4 4	x x B B C# C# F# F# F# F# F# F#	medium
x x 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x C# C# F# F# B B B B x x	hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 0 0	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –	x x B B F# F# B B C# C# B B	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	F# F# C# C# F# F# B B F# F# x x	easy · barre on fret 9
x x x x x x 11 11 12 12 12 12	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x x x x x C# C# F# F# B B	easy
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – – –	B B F# F# C# C# F# F# F# F# x x	medium
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 x x x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – – –	B B F# F# C# C# F# F# x x x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes B, C#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
2	2	C#
5	7	F#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 Asus2 A#sus2

See Bsus2 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop A A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B

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.