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Asus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play A Suspended Second (Charts)

Asus2 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as asus2 chord, asus2 guitar chord and how to play Asus2.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Asus2 chord diagram, Open positionAsus2 Open position: low E muted, A open, D fret 2, G fret 2, B open, high e open.×12x 0 2 2 0 0
Open position
x 0 2 2 0 0
Asus2 chord diagram, Barre (12th fret, A-string root)Asus2 Barre (12th fret, A-string root): low E muted, A fret 12, D fret 14, G fret 14, B fret 12, high e fret 12.12fr×134x 12 14 14 12 12
Barre (12th fret, A-string root)
x 12 14 14 12 12
Asus2 chord diagram, Easy 3-string versionAsus2 Easy 3-string version: low E muted, A muted, D muted, G fret 2, B open, high e open.×××1x x x 2 0 0
Easy 3-string version
x x x 2 0 0

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Asus2 (A suspended second) on guitar, play x 0 2 2 0 0 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains A, B, E. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 2 0 0, which needs 1 fretted note.

Asus2 chord facts

Chord Asus2 (A suspended second)
Other names —
Notes A, B, E
Intervals A (root), B (major 2nd), E (perfect 5th)
Formula 1-2-5
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Asus2 on guitar?

The main shape is x 0 2 2 0 0 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the D string at fret 2 (E, the perfect 5th).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the G string at fret 2 (A, the root).
  4. Let the A (A) and B (B) and high e (E) strings ring open.
  5. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string, or touch it lightly to mute.