Bsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:B · E · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus4 shapes as text

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

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 – Open Am 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 Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E 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.