Asus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Asus4

Suspended 4

Notes:A · D · E

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Asus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 2 2 0	– 1 1 1 1 –	x A D A D E	easy · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 4 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	x A D A E x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 7 4 7 4 5	1 3 1 4 1 2	E D E D E A	medium · barre on fret 4
9 7 x 9 x 5	3 2 – 4 – 1	A D x E x A	hard
9 7 9 7 9 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	A D A D A E	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 10	1 1 1 1 1 2	A E A E A D	easy · barre on fret 9
x x x 2 2 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x A D E	easy
x 2 4 2 2 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x A E A D x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 7 4 5	– 3 1 4 1 2	x D E D E A	medium · barre on fret 4
9 9 x 7 x 5	3 4 – 2 – 1	A E x D x A	hard
9 7 9 9 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	A D A E x x	medium
x x 9 9 9 10	– – 1 1 1 2	x x A E A D	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 2 2 4 0	– 1 1 1 2 –	x A D A E E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 4 5	– 1 1 1 2 3	x A D A E A	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 7 4 5	– – 1 3 1 2	x x E D E A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 x 9 9 5	– 2 – 3 4 1	x D x E A A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Asus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes A, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open C 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

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 D#sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See Asus4 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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 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.