Bsus4 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

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 0 0 4 0 2	– – – 2 – 1	x B E B B F#	medium
x x x 4 5 2	– – – 2 3 1	x x x B E F#	medium
7 0 0 4 7 0	2 – – 1 3 –	B B E B F# E	medium
7 5 0 x 7 7	2 1 – – 3 4	B E E x F# B	hard
7 7 7 9 7 7	1 1 1 2 1 1	B F# B E F# B	medium · barre on fret 7
12 0 0 11 12 12	2 – – 1 3 4	E B E F# B E	medium
x 0 2 4 0 0	– – 1 2 – –	x B F# B B E	medium
2 5 2 4 5 2	1 3 1 2 4 1	F# E F# B E F#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 0 0 4 7 7	2 – – 1 3 4	B B E B F# B	medium
7 5 7 x 7 0	2 1 3 – 4 –	B E B x F# E	hard
7 7 7 9 7 0	1 1 1 2 1 –	B F# B E F# E	medium · barre on fret 7
12 0 12 11 0 12	2 – 3 1 – 4	E B E F# B E	medium
x 0 2 4 5 2	– – 1 2 3 1	x B F# B E F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 4 5 2	– 3 1 2 4 1	x E F# B E F#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 0 7 4 7 0	2 – 3 1 4 –	B B B B F# E	medium
7 7 0 x 5 7	2 3 – – 1 4	B F# E x E 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 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 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 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 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.