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Asus2 Chord Guitar

Lift one finger off A major for an airier, floating suspension.

Lift one finger off open A major to reach it.
Swaps the 3rd for the 2nd, giving an airier, floating quality.
Softer than sus4 — less of a hard pull to resolve.
A staple of singer-songwriter and folk strumming.

Root2nd5th

Not played

E6th string

FretMuted

Finger—

Root

ABass5th string

FretOpen

Finger—

5th

D4th string

Fret2

Finger1 index

Root

G3rd string

Fret2

Finger2 middle

2nd

B2nd string

FretOpen

Finger—

5th

e1st string

FretOpen

Finger—

NotesA – E – B

Formula1 – 2 – 5

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TonesA×2·B×1·E×2

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Questions about Asus2

What notes are in a Asus2 chord?

A Asus2 chord contains the notes A, E, B. It is built from the suspended 2nd formula 1 - 2 - 5, with A as the root.

What is the difference between Asus2 and Asus4?

Both remove the major third, so neither is major or minor. Asus2 replaces it with the second (B), which floats gently above the root; Asus4 uses the fourth (D), which sits higher and pulls harder toward resolution. Sus2 is the calmer, more open-sounding of the two.

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