Asus2 Guitar Chord

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Asus2 is a suspended 2nd chord made of A · B · E. The 2nd replaces the 3rd — airy and wide. The standard shape is an open chord: x02200 (6th string → 1st string, x = don't play, 0 = open string).

Chord charts

Asus2

Open chord · x02200

Asus2

Fret 2 barre · root on 6th string · 522255

Asus2

Fret 4 · root on 4th string · xx7455 · from fret 4

Asus2

Fret 7 barre · root on 4th string · x-x-7-9-10-7 · from fret 7

Asus2

Fret 12 barre · root on 5th string · x-12-14-14-12-12 · from fret 12

Index finger on string 4 (D), fret 2.
Middle finger on string 3 (G), fret 2.
Let strings 5, 2, 1 ring open.
Don't play string 6 (or mute lightly).
Strum down from string 5.

Asus2 guitar chord chart — open chord x02200 and 3 more shapes — All Asus2 shapes on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Notes in the chord

A
rootB
2ndE
5th

Play it easier with a capo

Capo on fret 7 + Dsus2 shape → sounds as Asus2

If barre chords are hard, clamp a capo and play an open shape — it sounds exactly the same. The Buskermate app can move a whole chord sheet to any capo position for you.

Try it: capo on

Scales that fit

Other A chords

A Am A7 Amaj7 Am7 A6 Am6 Asus4 Asus2 A7sus4 Adim Adim7 Am7b5 Aaug Aadd9 A9 Am9 Amaj9

Suspended 2nd chords in other keys

Csus2 C♯sus2 Dsus2 E♭sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F♯sus2 Gsus2 A♭sus2 Asus2 B♭sus2 Bsus2

FAQ

What notes are in the Asus2 chord?

The Asus2 chord is made of A, B, E. The 2nd replaces the 3rd — airy and wide.

What's the easiest way to play Asus2 on guitar?

The standard shape, from the 6th string to the 1st, is x02200 (an open chord). If the barre is hard, put a capo on fret 7 and play a Dsus2 shape — it sounds the same.

Which scale works for soloing over Asus2?

A major or A major pentatonic fits well.

🎸 Transpose a whole chord sheet — Buskermate
Upload a PDF song sheet and Buskermate reads the chords and moves them to any key or capo position (the app is in Korean for now).