B♭sus2
Character: open, neutral
- B♭Rtriad
- C2triad
- F5triad
10 ways to play B♭sus2
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x x 10 10 11 xNotes C F B♭Intervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 1 3 3 1 1Notes B♭ C FIntervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 1 3 3 1 1Notes F B♭ CIntervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 3 3 3 x xNotes C F B♭Intervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 6 3 3 3 6 6Notes B♭ C FIntervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 6 x x 5 6 6Notes C F B♭Intervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 6 8 8 5 6 6Notes B♭ C FIntervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 6 8 8 5 6 6Notes F B♭ CIntervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 8 8 8 x x xNotes C F B♭Intervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x x 8 10 11 8Notes F B♭ CIntervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
The construction rules B♭sus2 follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
Sus chords replace the 3rd
A 2nd or a 4th takes the 3rd’s place, so the chord is neither major nor minor and wants to resolve. 7sus4 keeps the ♭7 for a dominant without its 3rd.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Suspended 2nd in every key
More chords on B♭
B♭sus2 chord questions
What notes are in B♭sus2?
B♭sus2 is spelled B♭ C F: B♭ is the root, C is the 2nd, F is the 5th.
What is the formula of B♭sus2?
1 2 5. It is a B♭ sus2 triad.
How many ways can you play B♭sus2 on guitar?
This page shows 10 voicings of B♭sus2, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.