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B suspended 4 guitar chord

B suspended 4 is B, E, and F sharp. E takes the place of D sharp. Read the first picture, then the list.

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B suspended 4

Short code 224452, thickest string first.

Barre fret 2 with the index finger on the low E, A 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, middle finger, note F sharp, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 4, ring finger, note B, 1st.
  5. B string: fret 5, pinky finger, note E, 4th.
  6. High E string: fret 2, index finger, note F sharp, 5th.

B suspended 4 uses the notes F sharp, B and E.

More B guitar chords.

Also B major, B minor, B dominant 7, B major 7, B minor 7, B suspended 2, B power chord, B diminished, B augmented.

B suspended 4, another shape

Short code 799977, thickest string first.

Barre fret 7 with the index finger on the low E, B and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 7, index finger, note B, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 9, middle finger, note F sharp, 5th.
  3. D string: fret 9, ring finger, note B, 1st.
  4. G string: fret 9, pinky finger, note E, 4th.
  5. B string: fret 7, index finger, note F sharp, 5th.
  6. High E string: fret 7, index finger, note B, 1st.

B suspended 4 uses the notes B, F sharp and E.

Why does this B suspended 4 not sound major or minor?

Both pictures are B, E, and F sharp. There is no D sharp and no D, so this is not B major and not B minor. E is the extra note (a 4th). Both pictures use a barre. The first picture bars fret 2. The second picture bars fret 7. Same three notes. The second shape is higher.

If the B suspended 4 in a song sounds higher than the first picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

On the first picture the E is on the B string, fret 5, pinky. Play B major after this and you will hear D sharp instead of E. Play B minor and you will hear D instead of E.