Chord · B Suspended 2nd
Bsus2 Chord
Bsus2 is B, C# and F# — open, unresolved; neither major nor minor.
Bsus2 on every instrument
The same 3 notes, 6 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What Bsus2 is made of
Bsus2 (B suspended second) is built from the notes B, C#, F#, with the interval pattern 1, 2, 5.
Stack 1, 2 and 5 on a root of B and you get B, C# and F#. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a suspended second chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Csus2 sounds like a transposed Bsus2.
Suspended 2nd: Open, unresolved; neither major nor minor.
Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. That is why this chord is spelled with C♯ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.
Keys that contain Bsus2
All 3 notes sit inside the scale of 14 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.
Major keys
Other chords on B
Same root, different colour.
The same suspended second shape, moved
The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.
Questions people ask about Bsus2
- What notes are in the Bsus2 chord?
- Bsus2 is made of B, C# and F# — the 1, 2 and 5 degrees of a suspended second chord built on B.
- What keys use the Bsus2 chord?
- Every note of Bsus2 belongs to 14 keys: D Major (vi), A Major (ii), E Major (V), B Major (I), F# Major (IV), Gb Major (IV), Cb Major (I), B Minor (i), F# Minor (iv), C# Minor (VII), G# Minor (III), D# Minor (VI), Eb Minor (VI), Ab Minor (III). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
- How do you play Bsus2 on guitar and piano?
- This page shows Bsus2 on guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, mandolin and banjo — 10 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
Learn the theory behind it
Why Bsus2 behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.