GuitarChords.net

B flat suspended 2 guitar chord

B flat suspended 2 is written Bbsus2. The notes are B flat, C, and F. Start at the first picture.

x means muted. 0 means open.

B flat suspended 2

Short code 113311, thickest string first.

Barre fret 1 with the index finger on the low E, A, B and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 1, index finger, note F, 5th.
  2. A string: fret 1, index finger, note B flat, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 3, ring finger, note F, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 3, pinky finger, note B flat, 1st.
  5. B string: fret 1, index finger, note C, 2nd.
  6. High E string: fret 1, index finger, note F, 5th.

B flat suspended 2 uses the notes F, B flat and C.

More B flat guitar chords.

Also B flat major, B flat minor, B flat dominant 7, B flat major 7, B flat minor 7, B flat suspended 4, B flat power chord, B flat diminished, B flat augmented.

B flat suspended 2, another shape

Short code 63356x, thickest string first.

Barre fret 3 with the index finger on the A and D strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 6, ring finger, note B flat, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 3, index finger, note C, 2nd.
  3. D string: fret 3, index finger, note F, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 5, middle finger, note C, 2nd.
  5. B string: fret 6, pinky finger, note F, 5th.
  6. High E string: muted, do not play.

B flat suspended 2 uses the notes B flat, C and F.

Why does this B flat suspended 2 not sound major or minor?

Both pictures are B flat, C, and F. There is no D and no D flat, so this is not B flat major and not B flat minor. C is the extra note (a 2nd). Both pictures use a barre. The first picture bars fret 1 on all six strings. The second picture bars fret 3 and mutes the high E. Same three notes.

If the B flat suspended 2 in a song sounds higher than the first picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

On the first picture the C is on the B string, fret 1, index finger. Play B flat major after this and you will hear D instead of C. Play B flat minor and you will hear D flat instead of C.