Bsus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:B · C# · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus2 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes B, C#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-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.