Asus4 chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

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

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Asus4
Suspended 4
Notes:A · D · E
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAADE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 0 0 2 2 5 51 1 – – 2 2 3 3A A D D A A E Emedium
2 2 2 2 2 2 3 31 1 1 1 1 1 2 2A A E E A A D Deasy · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 7 7 5 5– – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x A A D D E Emedium
7 7 7 7 9 9 x x1 1 2 2 3 3 – –D D A A E E x xmedium
9 9 0 0 9 9 10 101 1 – – 2 2 3 3E E D D E E A Aeasy
2 2 0 0 x x 5 51 1 – – – – 2 2A A D D x x E Ehard
2 2 2 2 x x 3 31 1 2 2 – – 3 3A A E E x x D Deasy
7 7 7 7 7 7 5 52 2 3 3 4 4 1 1D D A A D D E Emedium
9 9 7 7 7 7 x x3 3 1 1 2 2 – –E E A A D D x xmedium
x x 0 0 9 9 10 10– – – – 1 1 2 2x x D D E E A Aeasy
x x 0 0 2 2 5 5– – – – 1 1 2 2x x D D A A E Emedium
x x 2 2 2 2 3 3– – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x E E A A D Deasy
7 7 7 7 9 9 5 52 2 3 3 4 4 1 1D D A A E E E Ehard
7 7 7 7 9 9 10 101 1 2 2 3 3 4 4D D A A E E A Amedium
9 9 12 12 9 9 10 101 1 3 3 1 1 2 2E E D D E E A Amedium · barre on fret 9
9 9 7 7 7 7 5 54 4 2 2 3 3 1 1E E A A D D E Ehard

The Asus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes A, D, 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 Asus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
45D
57E

More A chords

Other roots

See Asus4 in another tuning

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.