Bbsus2sus4

Bbsus2sus4 is Bb, C, Eb and F, a suspended second and fourth. The shape this page opens on is written x11311, lowest string first.

Also written Bbsus2/4 or Bb suspended 2nd and 4th. The same chord either way; which spelling you meet depends on who wrote the chart.

There are 5 common shapes for Bbsus2sus4 on the guitar, and 23 derived voicings in 2 families.

In which keys. Every note of Bbsus2sus4 belongs to C minor (the ♭VII), C# major (the vi), Eb major (the V), F minor (the iv), G minor (the ♭III), Ab major (the ii), Bb major (the I) and Bb minor (the i).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: x11311, 6635xx, 668868, x-13-10-10-11-11, x-13-13-15-13-13.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. Bbsus2sus4 has xx1311, 1313xx, x3334x, xx8868, 8888xx, x-x-10-10-11-11, x-x-13-15-13-13, 13-15-13-15-x-x.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. Bbsus2sus4 has x3x341, 1x131x, 6x354x, x6x566, 8x886x, x-8-x-8-11-8, 11-x-10-10-11-x, x-13-x-10-13-11.

The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in where the chords and the theory come from.