Banjo Bsus2 chord (Double C)B suspended 2nd on the 5-string banjo: 1 4 1 4, and 3 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 4 1 4 (first position)
- String 4 (C): 1st fret, index finger (barre), C♯
- String 3 (G): 4th fret, ring finger, B
- String 2 (C): 1st fret, index finger (barre), C♯
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, little finger, F♯
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: C♯ B C♯ F♯ · Bsus2 is B, C♯, F♯ (1 · 2 · 5)
The 5th string: the short g rubs against the F♯ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
With a capo: on the 4th fret it’s 2 2 2 0 (frets counted from the capo), an open Gsus2 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 9th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.
Double C tuning: gCGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Double C once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Bsus2 shapes
- 6 6 6 9
6fr - 11 11 13 9
9fr - 11 11 11 11
11fr
Other B chords in Double C
Other suspended 2nd chords
Bsus2 in other tunings
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