Bsus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Bsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:B · C# · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 2 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x B C# F# B x	medium
x 6 6 6 2 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C# F# B B x	hard
x 4 6 6 4 4	– 1 2 3 1 1	x B F# B C# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 6 9 9	2 1 1 1 3 4	B C# F# B F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 9 9	– – 4 1 2 3	x x B C# F# B	medium
x x 11 x 9 11	– – 2 – 1 3	x x B x F# C#	hard
11 11 11 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	C# F# B x x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 1 1 4 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x B C# F# C# x	medium
x 6 x 6 2 4	– 3 – 4 1 2	x C# x B B F#	hard
x 4 6 6 4 x	– 1 2 3 1 –	x B F# B C# x	medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 6 9 x	2 1 1 1 3 –	B C# F# B F# x	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 9 11	– – 3 1 2 4	x x B C# F# C#	medium
9 x 11 x 9 11	1 – 3 – 2 4	B x B x F# C#	hard
11 11 11 x x 11	1 2 3 – – 4	C# F# B x x C#	hard
x 4 1 1 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x B C# F# x x	medium
x 6 6 x 2 4	– 3 4 – 1 2	x C# F# x B F#	hard

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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 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.