A#sus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#sus2

Suspended 2

Notes:A# · C · F

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#sus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 3 3 1 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x A# F C F x	medium
x 3 3 3 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x A# F C x x	easy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 6 5	– – 3 4 2 1	x x A# F A# C	medium
10 x 10 8 6 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	A# x C F A# x	hard
x x 8 8 8 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x A# F C x	easy · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	A# F C x x x	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 x 3 1 3	– 2 – 3 1 4	x A# x C F A#	hard
x 3 3 3 6 3	– 1 1 1 2 1	x A# F C A# A#	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 8 5	– – 2 3 4 1	x x A# F C C	medium
10 10 10 x 6 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	A# F C x A# x	hard
10 10 8 8 8 10	2 3 1 1 1 4	A# F A# F C F	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 x x 10	1 2 3 – – 4	A# F C x x F	hard
0 3 3 3 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	C A# F C x x	easy · barre on fret 3
x 3 3 3 6 5	– 1 1 1 3 2	x A# F C A# C	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 8 8 6 5	1 1 3 4 2 1	F C A# F A# C	medium · barre on fret 5
10 x 10 x 6 10	2 – 3 – 1 4	A# x C x A# F	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A#sus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes A#, C, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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 A#sus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A#
2	2	C
5	7	F

More A# chords

A#A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#9 A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus4 A#add9 A#maj9 A#m9 A#5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 Asus2 Bsus2

See A#sus2 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

What notes make up the A#sus2 chord?

A#sus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes A#, C, F.

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.