Guitar · Suspended 4th chord

Bsus4B Suspended 4th

Key: B Major
Medium
Open chord

Bsus4 is the B suspended 4th chord on guitar, made of the notes B · E · F#.

Other positions

Notes

B
E
F#

Structure

1
4
5

Sound: Suspended fourth; Tense, asks for resolution
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of B Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	B	Tonic
ii	C#m	Subdominant
iii	D#m	Tonic relative
IV	E	Subdominant
V	F#	Dominant
vi	G#m	Tonic relative
vii°	A#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 2 of string 5.
2Place your ring finger on fret 4 of string 4.
3Place your pinky on fret 4 of string 3.
4Let strings 2, 1 ring open.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.