Bb2 chord
 

Is the chord Bb2:

Bar the first fret then 3rd finger on the 4th string - 3rd fret, 2nd finger on the 3rd string - 2nd fret?

??

x
1
3
3
1
1

yes, it's a barr chord; i do ring and picky finger on the 3rd fret

I would play this with an A2 shape barred at the 1st fret.

I play the A2 (no 3rd in the chord) as:

A2 (Asus2)
e -0-
b -0-
g -2-
D -2-
A -0-
E -0-

So if you play that barred on the first fret you'd get a A#2 or Bb2. I would barre the first fret and play 3rd finger D-string, 4th finger g-string, both on the 3rd fret.

Bb2
e -1-
b -1-
g -3-
D -3-
A -1-
E -1-

Thanks, appreciate the help!

I wish folks would call these sus2 chords, rather than just 2. My pet peeve, but it isn't going to change a thing.

Sorry.... I just call it what it is on the music sheet... you can call it sus2, that's cool with me.. :)

My comment was aimed at folks who make the chord charts, not folks who are trying to interpret them. Bb2 doesn't really mean anything, whereas Bbsus2 does. I think it is sloppy chart writing.

I saw the '2' usage the most on charts when I played in a praise band. Guitarists seemed to switch in between playing sus2 and add9 chords without really thinking about which was appropriate.

Like I said, my personal pet peeve. Most folks don't really care.

While I agree that the naming conventions have some issues, they have an understood interpretation. Trained musicians will know exactly what you mean if you say Cmin7 or Cadd9.

C2 is a different use and is typically interpreted to be either Cadd9 or Csus2 - two different chords. Since we already have names for Cadd9 and Csus2, why muddy the waters with C2?

Bryan

Some folks might even interpret C2 as a diad. See why I think it is a poor name? Too much ambiguity.

So far, we have three options: C2 could be a diad (C and D), Csus2 (C, D, and G) or Cadd9 (C, D, E, and G).




I recommended Ted Greene's "Chord Chemistry" in James' other thread. I'll suggest it to him again, as it helps work through the naming conventions and will open up the guitar quite a bit.

I don't think they're the same thing.

A2: x02420 (much "prettier" to my ears)
Asus2: x02200

To the OP, if you're stretchy, you can try:

x13531

(bar on the first fret starting from the 5th string)
Note, as stated above, this is quite different from Bbsus2: x13311

An alternative is to play it up high (less of a stretch):

68(10)966

where (10) = tenth fret

EDIT: Now I remember why A2 sounded so familiar. James Taylor uses it in "Secret of Life". Very pretty chord :)

So you interpret A2 to mean Aadd9? As you can see in this thread, others think it means Asus2. It shouldn't mean both and we already have names for the two candidates, so why use the name "A2" at all?

I don't call it A2 myself (as you said, it should be Aadd9). But I thought A2 was a common "colloquial" name? Perhaps not :D

http://www.hobby-hour.com/guitar/chords.php?chord=a2

(I have little proper education in formal theory, by the way, so feel free to point out any errors)

And here's one that says A2 is Asus2:

http://pwarchive.com/resources/fingering.aspx?Chord=A2

Ambiguous and potentially confusing, in my opinion.

As I said, this is just my own pet peeve. Other folks use these terms for writing charts and never think twice about it. Maybe some folks who read through this thread now will.