Asus2 chord on Oud
in Arabic (CFADGC) tuning
Asus2
Suspended 2
Notes:A · B · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Asus2 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 4 0 2 4 4 | – 2 – 1 3 4 | x A A E B E | medium | |
| x 4 2 2 2 4 | – 2 1 1 1 3 | x A B E A E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 4 7 7 4 4 | – 1 2 3 1 1 | x A E A B E | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 6 0 7 9 9 | – 1 – 2 3 4 | x B A A E A | medium | |
| 9 x 7 9 9 x | 2 – 1 3 4 – | A x E B E x | hard | |
| x x 0 9 9 9 | – – – 1 1 1 | x x A B E A | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| 11 11 0 x x x | 1 2 – – – – | B E A x x x | easy | |
| x x 0 2 4 4 | – – – 1 2 3 | x x A E B E | medium | |
| x 4 2 2 2 x | – 2 1 1 1 – | x A B E A x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 4 0 x 4 4 | – 1 – – 2 3 | x A A x B E | easy | |
| x 6 0 9 9 9 | – 1 – 2 3 4 | x B A B E A | medium | |
| x 11 0 7 9 11 | – 3 – 1 2 4 | x E A A E B | hard | |
| 11 11 0 9 9 9 | 2 3 – 1 1 1 | B E A B E A | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| 11 11 0 x x 11 | 1 2 – – – 3 | B E A x x B | easy | |
| x 4 0 2 4 x | – 2 – 1 3 – | x A A E B x | medium | |
| x 4 2 2 4 x | – 3 1 2 4 – | x A B E B x | medium |
The Asus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes A, B, E. Below are playable fingerings for Oud 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
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.