Guitar chord · Suspended & power

B♭ suspended 2nd chord on guitar

6 ways to play B♭sus2 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

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

Spell as A♯sus2

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

Left-handed

Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
5th string (A): 1st fret, held by the barre B♭
4th string (D): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) F
3rd string (G): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) B♭
2nd string (B): 1st fret, held by the barre C
1st string (high E): 1st fret, held by the barre F

e|--1---|
B|--1---|
G|--3---|
D|--3---|
A|--1---|
E|--x---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

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).