B♭sus2
Sus2 · B♭ – C – F
- B♭R
- C2
- F5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the B♭sus2 chord
The B♭sus2 chord (sus2) is made up of 3 notes — B♭ is the root, C the major second and F the perfect fifth. The third is replaced by the second, so the chord is left neither major nor minor.
On guitar, B♭sus2 chords sit higher up the neck: 633366, around the 3rd fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Suspended-second chords leave out the third for an open, airy sound.
Common questions
- What notes are in the B♭sus2 chord?
- The B♭sus2 chord contains the notes B♭, C and F.
- How do you play B♭sus2 on guitar?
- A common shape is 633366. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the B♭sus2 chord?
- The B♭sus2 chord is built from the root (B♭), a major second (C) and a perfect fifth (F).
- Is B♭sus2 the same as A♯sus2?
- Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭sus2 and A♯sus2 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭sus2.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open B♭sus2 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.