Asus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Asus4

Suspended 4

Notes:A · D · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Asus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 3 4 1	– 1 1 2 3 1	x A D A D E	medium · barre on fret 1
3 6 3 3 4 6	1 3 1 1 2 4	E D E A D A	medium · barre on fret 3
8 8 x 8 4 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	A E x D D x	hard
8 6 8 8 6 6	2 1 3 4 1 1	A D A D E A	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 8 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	A E A D x x	easy · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 11 11	– – – 1 2 3	x x x E A D	easy
x 1 3 3 4 1	– 1 2 3 4 1	x A E A D E	medium · barre on fret 1
3 6 3 3 6 6	1 2 1 1 3 4	E D E A E A	medium · barre on fret 3
8 8 8 x 4 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	A E A x D x	hard
8 6 8 8 6 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	A D A D E x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 8 11 11	1 1 1 1 2 3	A E A D A D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 3 3 4 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x A E A D x	medium
x x 3 3 4 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x E A D x	easy
8 8 x x 4 6	3 4 – – 1 2	A E x x D A	hard
x x 8 8 6 6	– – 3 4 1 2	x x A D E A	medium
8 8 8 10 11 11	1 1 1 2 3 4	A E A E A D	medium · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Asus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes A, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop 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 Asus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
4	5	D
5	7	E

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 D#sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See Asus4 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.