Asus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
Asus4
Suspended 4
Notes:A · D · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Asus4 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 3 3 0 1 1 | – 3 4 – 1 2 | x A D E A D | medium | |
| x 3 3 5 6 3 | – 1 1 2 3 1 | x A D A D E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 8 5 5 6 8 | 1 3 1 1 2 4 | E D E A D A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 8 10 0 6 x | 3 2 4 – 1 – | A D A E D x | hard | |
| 10 8 10 10 8 8 | 2 1 3 4 1 1 | A D A D E A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 10 x x | 1 1 1 1 – – | A E A D x x | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 3 0 1 3 | – 2 3 – 1 4 | x A D E A E | medium | |
| x 3 5 5 6 3 | – 1 2 3 4 1 | x A E A D E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 8 5 5 8 8 | 1 2 1 1 3 4 | E D E A E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 10 10 0 6 x | 2 3 4 – 1 – | A E A E D x | hard | |
| 10 8 10 10 8 x | 2 1 3 4 1 – | A D A D E x | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 x 10 x x | 1 2 – 3 – – | A E x D x x | easy | |
| x 3 3 0 x x | – 1 2 – – – | x A D E x x | easy | |
| x 3 5 5 6 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x A E A D x | medium | |
| 5 8 5 0 6 8 | 1 3 1 – 2 4 | E D E E D A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 x 10 0 6 8 | 3 – 4 – 1 2 | A x A E D A | hard |
The Asus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes A, D, 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 Asus4 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 4 · 5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| 4 | 5 | D |
| 5 | 7 | E |
More A chords
Other roots
See Asus4 in another tuning
What notes make up the Asus4 chord?
Asus4 is a Suspended 4 chord built from the notes A, D, 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.