Gsus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung)

in Nashville (High Strung) (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as High Strung

Root

Type

Tuning

Gsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:G · A · D

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 0 2 3 3	2 – – 1 3 4	G A D A D G	medium
3 5 5 2 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	G D G A x x	medium
3 5 7 7 3 3	1 2 3 4 1 1	G D A D D G	hard · barre on fret 3
x x 5 7 8 5	– – 1 2 3 1	x x G D G A	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 7 8 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x A D G x	easy
x 12 12 0 8 10	– 3 4 – 1 2	x A D G G D	hard
x 10 12 12 10 10	– 1 2 3 1 1	x G D G A D	medium · barre on fret 10
x 12 12 0 x x	– 1 2 – – –	x A D G x x	easy
3 0 0 0 3 3	1 – – – 2 3	G A D G D G	easy
3 x x 2 3 3	2 – – 1 3 4	G x x A D G	hard
3 5 7 7 3 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	G D A D D x	hard · barre on fret 3
x x 7 7 8 5	– – 2 3 4 1	x x A D G A	medium
x 10 7 0 8 10	– 3 1 – 2 4	x G A G G D	medium
x 12 12 12 8 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x A D G G x	hard
x x x 0 10 10	– – – – 1 2	x x x G A D	easy
x 12 12 12 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x A D G x x	easy · barre on fret 12

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 – Nashville (High Strung) 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 Nashville (High Strung) E-A-D-G-B-E

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.