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Bsus2 Chord on Ukulele
B Suspended 2nd is B, C#, F# — the 1-2-5 pattern of a suspended second chord. There are 2 ways to play it on ukulele, ranked below from easiest to hardest.
There is no open Bsus2 shape on ukulele — every version sits up the neck. The one marked “Bsus2 Shape (movable) (1st fret)” below is the friendliest grip, so start there.
Start here — Bsus2 Shape (movable) (1st fret)
Fingered low on the neck with no barre — a useful middle step between the open shape and the movable ones.
Every way to play it — 2 shapes, easiest first
Same chord in all of them. What changes is how much your hand has to do and where on the neck it sits.
Bsus2 Shape (movable) (1st fret) Way 1 of 2
Bsus2 Shape (movable) (1st fret)
Easiest here· intermediate· the standard shape
Fingered low on the neck with no barre — a useful middle step between the open shape and the movable ones.
Gsus2 Shape (movable) (4th fret) Way 2 of 2
Gsus2 Shape (movable) (4th fret)
intermediate
Barre at fret 4 — harder to hold than an open shape, but movable: slide it and you have every other suspended second chord.
What beginners get wrong
Moving in and out of it
The shape above: Bsus2 Shape (movable) (1st fret).
Listening: each shape above has its own play button, and each one plays the notes that shape actually produces — not a generic triad.
Bsus2 on other instruments
Same notes, different hands. Every link below is a real page with diagrams and audio.
Chords next door
Same root, different colour — and all of them playable on ukulele.
Bsus2 on Ukulele — questions people ask
What is the easiest way to play Bsus2 on ukulele?
“Bsus2 Shape (movable) (1st fret)” — which we rate intermediate — is the easiest Bsus2 shape on ukulele. Fingered low on the neck with no barre — a useful middle step between the open shape and the movable ones. There is no open Bsus2 on ukulele, so a barre is unavoidable; this is the least demanding one.
What notes are in the B Suspended 2nd chord?
B Suspended 2nd is B, C#, F# — the 1-2-5 interval pattern of a suspended second chord. Every voicing on this page uses those notes and nothing else; they just appear in a different order and octave.
How many ways can you play Bsus2 on ukulele?
This page has 2 Bsus2 voicings for ukulele, ranked from easiest to hardest: Bsus2 Shape (movable) (1st fret), Gsus2 Shape (movable) (4th fret). They all sound like Bsus2; the differences are how hard they are to hold and how high they sit.
What can I play instead of Bsus2?
The nearest stand-ins on ukulele that keep the same root are B5, Bsus4, B. They keep the root and the fifth and only change what sits in the middle, so most songs still work — but check the swap against the melody, because the note you removed may be the one the tune is singing.
Can I play Bsus2 on other instruments?
Yes. Bsus2 is the same set of notes everywhere; only the fingering changes. This site has diagrams and audio for it on guitar, piano, bass, mandolin, banjo.
Learn the theory behind Bsus2
The shape gets your fingers there. These explain why it sounds the way it does.
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