Asus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Asus2

Suspended 2

Notes:A · B · E

mediumfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Asus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –	x x A A E E B B E E E E	medium
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –	x x A A E E B B E E x x	medium
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2	E E B B E E B B E E A A	easy · barre on fret 4
x x x x 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7	– – – – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1	x x x x A A E E A A B B	medium
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – –	A A E E A A E E B B E E	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 2 2 x x 4 4 4 4 0 0	– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – –	x x A A x x B B E E E E	hard
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x A A E E B B x x x x	medium
x x 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5	– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2	x x B B E E B B E E A A	easy · barre on fret 4
x x x x 9 9 9 9 11 11 7 7	– – – – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1	x x x x A A E E B B B B	hard
9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 0 0	1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – –	A A E E B B E E A A E E	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 x x 0 0	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x A A E E B B x x E E	hard
x x 2 2 x x 4 4 4 4 x x	– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – –	x x A A x x B B E E x x	hard
x x x x 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5	– – – – 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2	x x x x E E B B E E A A	easy · barre on fret 4
x x x x 9 9 9 9 x x 7 7	– – – – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1	x x x x A A E E x x B B	hard
9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 0 0	1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –	A A E E B B E E B B E E	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 0	– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 – –	x x B B E E A A E E E E	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Asus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes A, B, E. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open C generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Asus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
2	2	B
5	7	E

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See Asus2 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Open C C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E

What notes make up the Asus2 chord?

Asus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes A, B, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.