Asus2 chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

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Asus2
Suspended 2
Notes:A · B · E
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAABE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 – –A A E E A A B Beasy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 4 4 x x1 1 2 2 3 3 – –A A E E B B x xmedium
x x 7 7 4 4 5 5– – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x A A B B E Emedium
x x 7 7 9 9 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 – –x x A A E E B Bmedium
9 9 9 9 9 9 10 101 1 1 1 1 1 2 2E E B B E E A Aeasy · barre on fret 9
2 2 2 2 4 4 0 01 1 2 2 3 3 – –A A E E B B B Bmedium
2 2 2 2 4 4 5 51 1 2 2 3 3 4 4A A E E B B E Emedium
4 4 7 7 4 4 5 51 1 3 3 1 1 2 2B B A A B B E Emedium · barre on fret 4
9 9 7 7 9 9 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 – –E E A A E E B Bmedium
x x 9 9 9 9 10 10– – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x B B E E A Aeasy
2 2 2 2 x x 0 01 1 2 2 – – – –A A E E x x B Beasy
2 2 x x 4 4 5 51 1 – – 2 2 3 3A A x x B B E Ehard
4 4 7 7 x x 5 51 1 3 3 – – 2 2B B A A x x E Ehard
9 9 7 7 x x 0 02 2 1 1 – – – –E E A A x x B Bhard
9 9 9 9 x x 10 101 1 2 2 – – 3 3E E B B x x A Aeasy
x x 2 2 2 2 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 – –x x E E A A B Beasy

The Asus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes A, B, E. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB) 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
22B
57E

More A chords

Other roots

See Asus2 in another tuning

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.