What notes are in a Bbsus2 chord?

Bbsus2 is Bb, C, F: the 1, 2, 5 of Bb.

How do you play Bbsus2 on guitar?

Asus2 Shape (5th String Root): x 1 3 3 1 1; Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root): x x 8 10 11 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bbsus2?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbsus2: Bb Major, Bb Minor, Bb Major Pentatonic, Bb Major Blues, Bb Dorian, Bb Lydian.

Guitar chord · Suspended 2nd

Bbsus2 chord (Bb Suspended 2nd)

Airy, fluid acoustic chord replacing the 3rd with a 2nd.

Notes BbCF

Formula 1 2 5

Shapes 2 on this page

Bbsus2 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

Asus2 Shape (5th String Root) x 1 3 3 1 1

Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root) x x 8 10 11 8

Interactive chord diagram

Bbsus2 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Bbsus2

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbsus2 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbsus2 chord?: Bbsus2 is Bb, C, F: the 1, 2, 5 of Bb.
How do you play Bbsus2 on guitar?: Asus2 Shape (5th String Root): x 1 3 3 1 1; Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root): x x 8 10 11 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbsus2?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbsus2: Bb Major, Bb Minor, Bb Major Pentatonic, Bb Major Blues, Bb Dorian, Bb Lydian.

Suspended 2nd chords in every key

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 Ebsus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 Absus2 Asus2 Bbsus2 Bsus2