Asus4 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
Asus4
Suspended 4
Notes:A · D · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Asus4 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 0 0 0 2 | – 1 – – – 2 | x A D A E A | easy | |
| x 2 2 5 5 2 | – 1 1 2 3 1 | x A E D A A | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 7 0 0 0 7 | 1 2 – – – 3 | E D D A E D | medium | |
| x x 7 7 5 7 | – – 2 3 1 4 | x x A E A D | medium | |
| x x 7 7 0 7 | – – 1 2 – 3 | x x A E E D | easy | |
| 9 9 0 0 0 9 | 1 2 – – – 3 | A E D A E E | easy | |
| x x 12 0 12 x | – – 1 – 2 – | x x D A E x | easy | |
| x 2 0 x 0 2 | – 1 – – – 2 | x A D x E A | easy | |
| x 2 2 5 5 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x A E D A x | medium | |
| 4 7 0 0 5 7 | 1 3 – – 2 4 | E D D A A D | medium | |
| x x 7 5 0 7 | – – 2 1 – 3 | x x A D E D | medium | |
| 9 7 7 7 0 9 | 2 1 1 1 – 3 | A D A E E E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 9 0 0 10 9 | 1 2 – – 4 3 | A E D A D E | medium | |
| x x 12 12 12 x | – – 1 1 1 – | x x D A E x | easy · barre on fret 12 | |
| 2 2 0 0 0 2 | 1 2 – – – 3 | D A D A E A | easy | |
| x 2 2 5 x x | – 1 2 3 – – | x A E D x x | medium |
The Asus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes A, D, 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 Asus4 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 4 · 5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| 4 | 5 | D |
| 5 | 7 | E |
More A chords
Other roots
See Asus4 in another tuning
What notes make up the Asus4 chord?
Asus4 is a Suspended 4 chord built from the notes A, D, 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.