Asus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Asus2

Suspended 2

Notes:A · B · E

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Asus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 2	– – 1 2 1 1	x A E A B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 4 2 2	– – – 3 1 2	x x x A B E	medium
x 0 7 6 7 7	– – 2 1 3 4	x A A B E A	medium
7 7 7 11 7 9	1 1 1 3 1 2	A E A E E B	hard · barre on fret 7
x 12 9 11 12 9	– 3 1 2 4 1	x A B E A B	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 2 4 2 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x A E A B x	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 4 2 2	1 1 1 2 1 1	E B E A B E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 0 7 6 7 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	A A A B E x	medium
7 7 9 11 7 7	1 1 2 3 1 1	A E B E E A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 11 0 9	1 – 2 4 – 3	B A B E A B	medium
x 0 2 x 2 2	– – 1 – 2 3	x A E x B E	easy
x 2 2 4 2 2	– 1 1 2 1 1	x B E A B E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 7 7 6 0 x	2 3 4 1 – –	A E A B A x	medium
7 7 9 11 7 9	1 1 2 4 1 3	A E B E E B	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 11 12 9	– – 1 2 3 1	x A B E A B	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 2 x 2 x	– – 1 – 2 –	x A E x B x	easy

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 – Open Dm 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 Dm 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 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.