Bsus4 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

Bsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:B · E · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 4 2 0 4	– 2 3 1 – 4	x B F# B E B	medium
x 4 2 2 2 4	– 2 1 1 1 3	x B E B F# B	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 4 7 7 4	– 1 1 2 3 1	x B F# E B B	medium · barre on fret 4
6 9 9 7 0 x	1 3 4 2 – –	F# E B E E x	medium
x x 9 9 7 9	– – 2 3 1 4	x x B F# B E	medium
x x 9 9 0 9	– – 1 2 – 3	x x B F# E E	easy
11 11 x x 0 11	1 2 – – – 3	B F# x x E F#	easy
x 4 4 2 0 x	– 2 3 1 – –	x B F# B E x	medium
x 4 2 2 2 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x B E B F# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 4 x 0 4	– 1 2 – – 3	x B F# x E B	easy
6 9 9 9 0 x	1 2 3 4 – –	F# E B F# E x	medium
11 11 9 7 0 x	3 4 2 1 – –	B F# B E E x	hard
11 9 9 9 0 11	2 1 1 1 – 3	B E B F# E F#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 x x 12 11	1 2 – – 4 3	B F# x x E F#	hard
4 4 4 2 0 x	2 3 4 1 – –	E B F# B E x	medium
x 4 2 x 2 4	– 3 1 – 2 4	x B E x F# B	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 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 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 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 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.