G#sus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

G#sus2

Suspended 2

Notes:G# · A# · D#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#sus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 4 3 4 4	– – 2 1 3 4	x x G# A# D# G#	medium
4 4 4 8 4 6	1 1 1 3 1 2	G# D# G# D# D# A#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 9 6	– 3 1 2 4 1	x G# A# D# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 11 8 11 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x G# D# D# A# x	medium
x 9 11 x 11 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x G# D# x A# D#	hard
4 4 4 3 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	G# D# G# A# x x	medium
4 4 6 8 4 4	1 1 2 3 1 1	G# D# A# D# D# G#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 9 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x G# A# D# G# x	medium
x 9 x 8 11 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	x G# x D# A# D#	hard
x 9 11 x 11 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x G# D# x A# x	hard
x x 4 3 4 x	– – 2 1 3 –	x x G# A# D# x	easy
4 4 6 8 4 6	1 1 2 4 1 3	G# D# A# D# D# A#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x G# A# D# x x	medium
x 9 x 8 11 x	– 2 – 1 3 –	x G# x D# A# x	hard
x 9 x x 11 11	– 1 – – 2 3	x G# x x A# D#	hard
4 x 4 3 4 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	G# x G# A# D# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#sus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes G#, A#, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Em 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 G#sus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
2	2	A#
5	7	D#

More G# chords

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

Other roots

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

See G#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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G#sus2 chord?

G#sus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes G#, A#, D#.

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.