Bsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Bsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:B · E · F#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 2 0 0	1 1 1 1 – –	B F# B E F# B	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	B F# B E x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 7 7 4 0 0	– 2 3 1 – –	x B E F# F# B	medium
x 7 7 x 5 7	– 2 3 – 1 4	x B E x B F#	hard
x 7 7 9 10 7	– 1 1 2 3 1	x B E B E F#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 9 0 0	1 – 2 3 – –	F# E F# B F# B	easy
x 12 x x 12 12	– 1 – – 2 3	x E x x F# B	easy
2 0 2 2 0 0	1 – 2 3 – –	B E B E F# B	easy
2 2 2 2 5 5	1 1 1 1 2 3	B F# B E B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 7 4 0 5	– 3 4 1 – 2	x B E F# F# E	medium
x 7 7 9 0 5	– 2 3 4 – 1	x B E B F# E	hard
x 7 9 9 10 7	– 1 2 3 4 1	x B F# B E F#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 9 0 x	1 – 2 3 – –	F# E F# B F# x	easy
x 0 x x 12 12	– – – – 1 2	x E x x F# B	easy
2 2 2 2 0 x	1 1 1 1 – –	B F# B E F# x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 4 5 5	1 1 1 2 3 4	B F# B F# B E	medium · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes B, E, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.