Banjo B♭sus2 chord (Double C)B♭ suspended 2nd on the 5-string banjo: 0 3 0 3, and 6 more shapes

Bbsus2 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Double C tuning: 0 3 0 3, open position, with the short 5th string marked
Bbsus2 (Bb suspended 2nd) on the 5-string banjo, Double C: 0 3 0 3, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 3 0 3 (open position)

  1. String 4 (C): open, C
  2. String 3 (G): 3rd fret, index finger, B♭
  3. String 2 (C): open, C
  4. String 1 (D): 3rd fret, middle finger, F
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: C B♭ C F  ·  B♭sus2 is B♭, C, F (1 · 2 · 5)

The 5th string: the short g adds the 6th over B♭sus2, a colour rather than a clash.

Double C tuning: gCGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Double C once in its Settings and it remembers.

More B♭sus2 shapes

  1. 312gFB♭CF5 3 0 3
    open
  2. 5fr1114gFCFB♭5 5 5 8
    5fr
  3. 8fr341gB♭FCB♭10 10 0 8
    8fr
  4. 10fr123gB♭FCC10 10 0 10
    10fr
  5. 12fr314gCB♭CF0 15 12 15
    12fr
  6. 15fr12gCB♭CF0 15 0 15
    15fr

Other B♭ chords in Double C

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭m7B♭maj7B♭6B♭sus4B♭sus2B♭dimB♭aug

Other suspended 2nd chords

Gsus2Asus2Dsus2Csus2Bsus2Esus2Fsus2B♭sus2

B♭sus2 in other tunings

Open GSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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