Guitar chord · Suspended 4th
Bsus4 chord (B Suspended 4th)
Replaces the 3rd with a 4th, suspending major/minor feeling with open tension.
Notes BEF#
Formula 1 4 5
Shapes 3 on this page
Bsus4 chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, B.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Questions
- What notes are in a Bsus4 chord?
- Bsus4 is B, E, F#: the 1, 4, 5 of B.
- How do you play Bsus4 on guitar?
- Esus4 Open / Barre Shape: 7 9 9 9 7 7; Asus4 Open / Barre Shape: x 2 4 4 5 2; Dsus4 Open Shape: x x 9 11 12 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).