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B suspended 2 guitar chord

B suspended 2 is B, C sharp, and F sharp. There is no D sharp, so it is not B major. Copy the first picture.

x means muted. 0 means open.

B suspended 2

Short code 224422, thickest string first.

Barre fret 2 with the index finger on the low E, A, B and high E strings.

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

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

More B guitar chords.

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B suspended 2, another shape

Short code 7xx677, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: fret 7, middle finger, note B, 1st.
  2. A string: muted, do not play.
  3. D string: muted, do not play.
  4. G string: fret 6, index finger, note C sharp, 2nd.
  5. B string: fret 7, ring finger, note F sharp, 5th.
  6. High E string: fret 7, pinky finger, note B, 1st.

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

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

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

If the B suspended 2 in a song sounds smaller than the six-string picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

On the first picture the C sharp is on the B string, fret 2, index finger. Play B major after this and you will hear D sharp instead of C sharp. Play B minor and you will hear D instead of C sharp.