Asus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down
in Whole Step Down (D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning
Asus2
Suspended 2
Notes:A · B · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Asus2 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x x 2 2 4 4 6 6 0 0 2 2 | – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2 | x x A A E E B B A A E E | hard | |
| x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 | – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 | x x A A E E A A B B E E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 7 7 | 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – 3 3 | A A B B E E A A A A A A | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 7 7 9 9 9 9 6 6 0 0 x x | 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – – – | A A E E A A B B A A x x | medium | |
| 7 7 9 9 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 | 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 | A A E E B B E E E E A A | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x x x 9 9 11 11 12 12 9 9 | – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 | x x x x A A E E A A B B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x x x 11 11 11 11 0 0 x x | – – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – – | x x x x B B E E A A x x | easy | |
| x x 2 2 4 4 6 6 0 0 x x | – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – – | x x A A E E B B A A x x | hard | |
| x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 x x | – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – | x x A A E E A A B B x x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 | 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 | A A B B E E A A E E A A | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x x x x 9 9 6 6 7 7 7 7 | – – – – 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 | x x x x A A B B E E A A | medium | |
| 7 7 9 9 11 11 11 11 7 7 x x | 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – | A A E E B B E E E E x x | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x x x 9 9 11 11 0 0 9 9 | – – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 | x x x x A A E E A A B B | medium | |
| x x x x 11 11 11 11 12 12 x x | – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – | x x x x B B E E A A x x | easy | |
| x x x x x x 6 6 0 0 2 2 | – – – – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 | x x x x x x B B A A E E | hard | |
| x x x x x x 4 4 2 2 2 2 | – – – – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 | x x x x x x A A B B E E | medium |
The Asus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes A, B, E. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down 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
Other roots
See Asus2 in another tuning
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.