Asus2 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

Asus2

Suspended 2

Notes:A · B · E

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Asus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 2 0 x	– 1 1 1 – –	x A E B E x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x A E B x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 7 0 0 4	– – 2 – – 1	x x A A E B	medium
9 9 9 0 5 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	A E B A A x	hard
x x 7 7 7 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x A E B x	easy · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 0 0 x	1 1 1 – – –	A E B A E x	easy · barre on fret 9
11 x x 12 12 x	1 – – 2 3 –	B x x A E x	easy
x 2 2 2 0 2	– 1 2 3 – 4	x A E B E A	medium
x 2 2 2 5 2	– 1 1 1 2 1	x A E B A A	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 0 4	– – 2 3 – 1	x x A E E B	medium
x x 9 0 5 9	– – 2 – 1 3	x x B A A E	hard
9 9 7 7 7 9	2 3 1 1 1 4	A E A E B E	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 0 0 9	1 2 3 – – 4	A E B A E E	medium
11 x x 0 12 x	1 – – – 2 –	B x x A E x	easy
x 2 2 2 0 4	– 1 1 1 – 2	x A E B E B	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 5 4	– 1 1 1 3 2	x A E B A B	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.