Bsus2

Bsus2 is the b suspended 2nd chord, spelled B – C♯ – F♯. the third is replaced by the second — open, airy, neither major nor minor.

The keys
C4C5C6
B – C♯ – F♯
Practise this chord

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What's inside Bsus2
NoteInterval from rootDegree
BRoot1
C♯Major 2nd2
F♯Perfect 5th5
Inversions
PositionKeys (low → high)
Root positionB4 – D♭5 – G♭5
1st inversionD♭5 – G♭5 – B5
2nd inversionG♭5 – B5 – D♭6
A working voicing

Split the chord between two hands the way working players do — a solid shell low down, the colour tones up top:

HandKeys
Left (shell)B2 – G♭3
Right (colour)D♭5 – G♭5
Where Bsus2 lives

Suspend and resolve

Bsus2 → B

The suspension releases into the plain triad — tension, then home.

As a pad colour

Bsus → A → E

Kept unresolved, the sus chord floats — a staple of modern pads.

Put Bsus2 under your fingers

Hear every voicing, see the keys light up, and drill it in the interactive Chord & Voicing Lab.

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Worship songs that use Bsus2
Re Ya Mo Leboga · Traditional
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