Asus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

Asus2

Suspended 2

Notes:A · B · E

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Asus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 4 4 2	– 1 1 2 3 1	x A E B E E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 4 7	2 1 3 1 1 4	A B A B E A	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 7 9 9 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A E A B	medium
9 9 9 9 9 9	1 1 1 1 1 1	B E B E A B	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 2 4 4 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x A E B E x	medium
7 4 7 4 4 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	A B A B E x	medium · barre on fret 4
7 9 9 9 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	A E B E x x	medium
x 9 9 9 9 9	– 1 1 1 1 1	x E B E A B	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 2 4 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x A E B x x	medium
x x 7 4 4 7	– – 3 1 2 4	x x A B E A	medium
7 9 7 9 11 7	1 2 1 3 4 1	A E A E B A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	B E B E A x	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 x 4 4 2	– 1 – 3 4 2	x A x B E E	hard
x x 7 4 4 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x A B E x	medium
7 9 7 x 9 9	1 2 1 – 3 4	A E A x A B	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 9 9	– – 1 1 1 1	x x B E A B	easy · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Asus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes A, B, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – G Modal 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

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See Asus2 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 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-D

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.