Asus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

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

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 G 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 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.