Bsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) 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 x x 4 4 2	– – – 2 3 1	x x x B E F#	medium
x 4 4 4 6 0	– 1 1 1 2 –	x B E B F# E	medium · barre on fret 4
6 9 6 9 6 7	1 3 1 4 1 2	F# E F# E F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 9 x 11 x 7	3 2 – 4 – 1	B E x F# x B	hard
11 9 11 11 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	B E B F# x x	medium
11 11 11 11 11 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	B F# B F# B E	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 x 4 4 2	– 2 – 3 4 1	x B x B E F#	hard
x 4 6 4 4 0	– 1 2 1 1 –	x B F# B E E	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 6 7	– 3 1 4 1 2	x E F# E F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 x 9 x 7	3 4 – 2 – 1	B F# x E x B	hard
11 11 11 9 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	B F# B E x x	medium
11 11 11 11 11 12	1 1 1 1 1 2	B F# B F# B E	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 4 x 4 2	– 2 3 – 4 1	x B E x E F#	hard
x 4 6 4 6 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F# B F# E	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 9 6 7	– – 1 3 1 2	x x F# E F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 x 11 11 7	– 2 – 3 4 1	x E x F# B 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 – Open 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.