Bsus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

Bsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:B · C# · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus2 shapes as text

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

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 – Open Em 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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.