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B♭sus2 Chord on Guitar

B♭sus2 is the B♭ suspended 2nd chord — 3 notes (B♭, C, F) built from the formula 1 2 5. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: B♭ · C · FFormula: 1 · 2 · 5Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

B♭sus2: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • B♭sus2 – fret 1×R5R25fret 1
  • B♭sus2 – fret 33R25R5Rfret 3
  • B♭sus2 – fret 55××R25Rfret 5
  • B♭sus2 – fret 88××R5R2fret 8
  • B♭sus2 – fret 1010×R25R5fret 10
  • B♭sus2 – fret 1313×R5R25fret 13

B♭sus2: Triad voicings (3 strings)

  • B♭sus2 – bass: R3R25×××bass: R
  • B♭sus2 – bass: R10×R25××bass: R
  • B♭sus2 – bass: R5××R25×bass: R
  • B♭sus2 – bass: R×××R25bass: R
  • B♭sus2 – bass: 2825R×××bass: 2
  • B♭sus2 – bass: 2×25R××bass: 2
  • B♭sus2 – bass: 210××25R×bass: 2
  • B♭sus2 – bass: 25×××25Rbass: 2
  • B♭sus2 – bass: 5105R2×××bass: 5
  • B♭sus2 – bass: 55×5R2××bass: 5
  • B♭sus2 – bass: 5××5R2×bass: 5
  • B♭sus2 – bass: 58×××5R2bass: 5

Keys that contain B♭sus2

Scales to play over B♭sus2

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain B♭, C, F.

Other B♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Suspended 2nd chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the B♭sus2 chord?
B♭sus2 (B♭ suspended 2nd) contains B♭, C, F — formula 1 2 5.
How do you play B♭sus2 on guitar?
A common shape is x13311 (low E to high E, x = muted string, around fret 1). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with B♭sus2?
Good choices to solo over B♭sus2: B♭ Ionian (Major), B♭ Mixolydian, B♭ Dorian.
What key is B♭sus2 in?
B♭sus2 is diatonic in D♭ major (VIsus2), E♭ major (Vsus2), F major (IVsus2), A♭ major (IIsus2), B♭ major (Isus2), C minor (♭VIIsus2).