Gsus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D) tuning

○○○○○○○○2211GGAADDGGAADD
Gsus2
Suspended 2
Notes:G · A · D
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGAD
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 02 2 – – – – 1 1 – – – –G G A A D D G G A A D Dhard
x x x x 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4x x x x G G A A D D G Gmedium
5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 7 71 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2G G D D G G D D D D A Amedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 7 7 8 8 10 10 7 7– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1x x G G A A D D G G A Amedium · barre on fret 7
x x 10 10 12 12 8 8 0 0 12 12– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4x x G G D D D D A A D Dhard
x x 10 10 12 12 x x 12 12 12 12– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4x x G G D D x x A A D Dhard
5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 52 2 – – – – 1 1 – – 3 3G G A A D D G G A A G Ghard
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 x x x x2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – – –G G D D G G A A x x x xmedium
5 5 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 5 51 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1G G D D A A D D D D G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 7 7 8 8 0 0 7 7– – 4 4 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2x x G G A A D D A A A Amedium
x x 10 10 12 12 8 8 12 12 0 0– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 – –x x G G D D D D A A D Dhard
x x 10 10 12 12 x x 0 0 12 12– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – 3 3x x G G D D x x A A D Dhard
5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 02 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 – –G G A A D D G G D D D Dhard
x x x x 5 5 3 3 5 5 x x– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x x x G G A A D D x xmedium
5 5 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 7 71 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3G G D D A A D D D D A Amedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 7 7 8 8 10 10 0 0– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –x x G G A A D D G G D Dmedium

The Gsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes G, A, D. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open D 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 Gsus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
22A
57D

More G chords

Other roots

See Gsus2 in another tuning

What notes make up the Gsus2 chord?

Gsus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes G, A, D.

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.