Bsus4 Ukulele Chord
A bold, unresolved suspended chord built from B, E and F#. The fourth stands in for the third to create tension wanting to fall into B major, a useful lift in rock, pop and worship progressions and cadences.
Also known as
- B sus4
- B suspended 4th
- B suspended fourth
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
Barre your index across the E and A strings at the second fret, then reach your ring to the G string and your pinky to the C string, both at the fourth fret. Stretching the ring and pinky two frets above the barre is the challenge, so anchor the barre solidly and keep the upper fingers on their tips so every string sounds.