Asus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) 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 3 0 0 3 3 | – 1 – – 2 3 | x A B E B E | easy | |
| x 3 5 5 3 3 | – 1 2 3 1 1 | x A E A B E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 5 x x | 1 1 1 1 – – | E B E A x x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 10 0 7 8 x | 3 4 – 1 2 – | A E B B E x | medium | |
| 10 10 0 0 8 8 | 3 4 – – 1 2 | A E B E E A | medium | |
| 10 10 0 0 x x | 1 2 – – – – | A E B E x x | easy | |
| x 3 0 0 1 3 | – 2 – – 1 3 | x A B E A E | medium | |
| x 3 5 5 3 x | – 1 2 3 1 – | x A E A B x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 5 5 x x | – 1 1 1 – – | B B E A x x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 10 7 8 8 | – – 4 1 2 3 | x x A B E A | medium | |
| 10 10 0 0 8 10 | 2 3 – – 1 4 | A E B E E B | medium | |
| 10 10 0 x x x | 1 2 – – – – | A E B x x x | easy | |
| x 3 0 0 3 x | – 1 – – 2 – | x A B E B x | easy | |
| x x x 5 3 3 | – – – 3 1 2 | x x x A B E | medium | |
| x 5 5 5 x x | – 1 1 1 – – | x B E A x x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 10 7 8 10 | – – 3 1 2 4 | x x A B E B | medium |
The Asus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes A, B, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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.