Bsus4 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

Bsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:B · E · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bsus4 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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#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 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.