Gsus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:G · A · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 1 1 4 4	2 1 1 1 3 4	G A D G D G	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 3 4 4	– – 4 1 2 3	x x G A D G	medium
4 6 8 8 4 4	1 2 3 4 1 1	G D A D D G	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 6 8 9 6	– – 1 2 3 1	x x G D G A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 8 9 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x G A D G x	medium
x 11 x x 11 11	– 1 – – 2 3	x G x x A D	easy
4 1 1 1 4 x	2 1 1 1 3 –	G A D G D x	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 3 4 6	– – 3 1 2 4	x x G A D A	medium
4 6 8 8 4 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	G D A D D x	hard · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	A D G x x x	easy · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 8 11 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x G A D A x	medium
11 11 x x 11 11	1 2 – – 3 4	D G x x A D	hard
4 1 1 1 x x	2 1 1 1 – –	G A D G x x	medium · barre on fret 1
4 6 6 3 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	G D G A x x	medium
x x 6 8 4 6	– – 2 4 1 3	x x G D D A	hard
x x 6 8 x 6	– – 1 3 – 2	x x G D x A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes G, A, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb) 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 Gsus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
2	2	A
5	7	D

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 G#sus2 Asus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See Gsus2 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

What notes make up the Gsus2 chord?

Gsus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes G, A, D.

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.