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A suspended second (Asus2) chord on guitar

Notes
ABE
Formula
125

How to play Asus2 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes A, B, E

  2. Shape 2 · fret 2 · barre

    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 2, notes A, B, E

  3. Shape 3 · fret 4

    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 3: from fret 4, notes A, B, E

  4. Shape 4 · fret 7

    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 4: from fret 7, notes A, B, E

  5. Shape 5 · fret 9 · barre

    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 9, notes A, B, E

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (A). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Asus2 inversions on guitar

The same Asus2 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 5th (E) in the bass2nd inversion · Asus2/E

    A suspended second, Asus2/E, 002200Asus2/E12EAEABEmetronotuner.com

  2. 5th (E) in the bass2nd inversion · Asus2/E

    A suspended second, Asus2/E, xx2455Asus2/E21234EBEAmetronotuner.com

About the suspended second chord

Swaps the third for the second: neither major nor minor, an open and airy sound. Widely used in pop and modern rock to add movement to a static chord (D → Dsus2 → D) and in folk and worship fingerpicking.

Notes and intervals of Asus2

Asus2 (A suspended second) is built from 3 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • A · 1 · root
  • B · 2 · major second
  • E · 5 · perfect fifth

Other A chords

Suspended second: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Asus2 chord on guitar?

Asus2 (A suspended second) has 5 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Asus2?

The notes of Asus2 are A, B, E. The formula is 1 · 2 · 5: root, major second, perfect fifth.

What does Asus2 mean?

Asus2 is the chord symbol for A suspended second. Swaps the third for the second: neither major nor minor, an open and airy sound. Widely used in pop and modern rock to add movement to a static chord (D → Dsus2 → D) and in folk and worship fingerpicking.

Can I play Asus2 on other instruments?

Yes. Asus2 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Asus2 on other instruments

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