What notes are in the Bsus2 chord?

Bsus2 contains B, C#, F#. Its formula is 1-2-5.

What is the easiest way to play Bsus2?

Try x x x 4 2 2 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Bsus2 in?

Bsus2 belongs to D major (as the VIsus2 chord), E major (as the Vsus2 chord), F# major (as the IVsus2 chord), A major (as the IIsus2 chord).

Why does my Bsus2 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Bsus2?

Yes. A capo lets you play Bsus2 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Bsus2 major or minor?

Neither. Bsus2 has no 3rd, so it can stand in for B or Bm.

Bsus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Bsus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play B Suspended Second (Charts)

Bsus2 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as bsus2 chord, bsus2 guitar chord and how to play Bsus2.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Barre (2nd fret, A-string root)
x 2 4 4 2 2

Easy 3-string version
x x x 4 2 2

Movable shape (2nd fret)
x 2 4 4 2 x

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Bsus2 (B suspended second) on guitar, play x 2 4 4 2 2 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (2nd fret, A-string root) shape). The chord contains B, C#, F#. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 4 2 2, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Bsus2 chord facts

Chord	Bsus2 (B suspended second)
Other names	—
Notes	B, C#, F#
Intervals	B (root), C# (major 2nd), F# (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-2-5
Difficulty	Beginner (easy version) to intermediate (full shape)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Bsus2 on guitar?

The main shape is x 2 4 4 2 2 (Barre (2nd fret, A-string root)). Finger by finger:

Lay your index finger flat across the A to high e strings at fret 2. This is the barre.
Put your ring finger (3) on the D string at fret 4 (F#, the perfect 5th).
Put your pinky (4) on the G string at fret 4 (B, the root).
Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A