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Guitar chord

Asus2A suspended second

  • A1
  • B2
  • E5
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
7 + Dsus2

How to play Asus2

  1. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the G string.
  3. Let ring open: A string, B string, high E string.
  4. Don't play: low E string.
  1. Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x0220023EADGBE
    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x0220023EBGDAE

    x02200 · Asus2 shape

  2. Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x0240024EADGBE
    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x0240024EBGDAE

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  3. Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x0x2002EADGBE
    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x0x2002EBGDAE

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  4. Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x02x002EADGBE
    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x02x002EBGDAE

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  5. Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x0x4004EADGBE
    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x0x4004EBGDAE

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  6. Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 502200412EADGBE
    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 502200412EBGDAE

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  7. Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 502400413EADGBE
    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 502400413EBGDAE

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  8. Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x02205124EADGBE
    Asus2 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x02205124EBGDAE

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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Asus2.

  • 7fretDsus2Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, open.Dsus2 shape

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Asus2 chord

A suspended second is built from 3 notes: A (1), B (2), E (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, A, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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