Bsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

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

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.