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Guitar chord · Suspended 2nd

Asus2 chord (A Suspended 2nd)

Airy, fluid acoustic chord replacing the 3rd with a 2nd.

Notes ABE
Formula 1 2 5
Shapes 2 on this page

Asus2 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

Asus2 Shape (5th String Root) x 0 2 2 0 0
Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root) x x 7 9 10 7

Interactive chord diagram

Asus2 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Asus2

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Asus2 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Asus2 chord?
Asus2 is A, B, E: the 1, 2, 5 of A.
How do you play Asus2 on guitar?
Asus2 Shape (5th String Root): x 0 2 2 0 0; Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root): x x 7 9 10 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Asus2?
Scales on A that contain every note of Asus2: A Major, A Minor, A Major Pentatonic, A Major Blues, A Dorian, A Lydian.

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