Bsus4 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:B · E · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 4 4 4 4 1 1 2 2 x x	– – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –	x x B B E E F# F# B B x x	medium
x x 4 4 4 4 x x 2 2 4 4	– – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4	x x B B E E x x B B F# F#	hard
x x 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 4 4	– – 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x B B E E B B E E F# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9	1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4	F# F# E E F# F# B B E E B B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 11 11 x x 11 11 7 7 x x	2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1 – –	B B F# F# x x E E E E x x	hard
11 11 9 9 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9	2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 1	B B E E B B E E F# F# B B	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	B B F# F# B B E E x x x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x x 4 4 4 4 1 1 x x x x	– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – – –	x x B B E E F# F# x x x x	medium
x x 4 4 6 6 x x 2 2 2 2	– – 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2	x x B B F# F# x x B B E E	hard
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1	x x B B F# F# B B E E F# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9	1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4	F# F# E E F# F# B B F# F# B B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 11 11 11 11 x x 7 7 x x	2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –	B B F# F# B B x x E E x x	hard
11 11 9 9 11 11 11 11 9 9 x x	2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	B B E E B B E E F# F# x x	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 11 x x 11 11 x x x x	1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – – – –	B B F# F# x x E E x x x x	easy
x x 4 4 x x 1 1 2 2 2 2	– – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x B B x x F# F# B B E E	hard
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 x x 2 2	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1	x x B B F# F# B B x x E E	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes B, E, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop C 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 Bsus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
4	5	E
5	7	F#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 D#sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 Asus4 A#sus4

See Bsus4 in another tuning

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

What notes make up the Bsus4 chord?

Bsus4 is a Suspended 4 chord built from the notes B, E, 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.