Suspended & power

B♭ suspended 2nd chord

Open and airy; the 2nd replaces the 3rd, so it is neither major nor minor.

Spell as A♯sus2

How to play B♭sus2

x13311 · Barre · 1st fret

Right hand: B♭ (1), C (3), F (5)

3011 · Open position

There’s no open-string way to play B♭sus2 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 1st fret (x13311).

On piano, B♭sus2 has one black key (B♭) and two white keys.

On ukulele the usual B♭sus2 shape is 3011, with a small 2-string barre at the 1st fret.

B♭sus2 contains exactly the same notes as Fsus4. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and B♭sus2 becomes a different chord: swap C for D for B♭, raise C to D♭ for B♭m, swap C for E♭ for B♭sus4 and add D for B♭add9.