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B Suspended 4th Chord (Bsus4)

Notes: B, E, F♯. Tap any diagram to hear it.

Bsus4
Notes
BEF♯
Formula
1 – 4 – 5

Bsus4 on guitar

Open position · most common
x-2-4-4-0-0
Fret 7
7-7-9-9-7-7
Fret 11
x-14-14-11-12-0

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

Bsus4 on ukulele

Fret 2 · most common
4-4-2-2
Fret 6
9-6-7-7
Fret 9
11-11-12-9

Bsus4 on piano

Other B chords

BBmB7Bmaj7Bm7Bsus2BdimBaugB6Bm6B9Badd9B7sus4Bm7♭5Bdim7

Suspended 4th chords in other keys

Csus4C♯sus4Dsus4E♭sus4Esus4Fsus4F♯sus4Gsus4A♭sus4Asus4B♭sus4

About the B Suspended 4th chord

Suspended fourth chords replace the third with the fourth, creating tension that often resolves back to the major chord. Bsus4 is built from the root (B), perfect fourth (E), perfect fifth (F♯).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B Suspended 4th chord?

The Bsus4 chord is made of B, E, F♯: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth.

How do you play Bsus4 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-2-4-4-0-0, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play Bsus4 on piano?

Press B, E, F♯ together. In root position the lowest note is B.