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Gsus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play G Suspended Second (Charts)

Gsus2 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as gsus2 chord, gsus2 guitar chord and how to play Gsus2.

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.

Gsus2 chord diagram, Open positionGsus2 Open position: low E fret 3, A open, D open, G open, B fret 3, high e fret 3.1233 0 0 0 3 3
Open position
3 0 0 0 3 3
Gsus2 chord diagram, Barre (10th fret, A-string root)Gsus2 Barre (10th fret, A-string root): low E muted, A fret 10, D fret 12, G fret 12, B fret 10, high e fret 10.10fr×134x 10 12 12 10 10
Barre (10th fret, A-string root)
x 10 12 12 10 10
Gsus2 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionGsus2 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D fret 5, G fret 2, B fret 3, high e fret 3.××4123x x 5 2 3 3
Easy 4-string version
x x 5 2 3 3

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 Gsus2 (G suspended second) on guitar, play 3 0 0 0 3 3 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains G, A, D. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 5 2 3 3, which needs 4 fretted notes.

Gsus2 chord facts

Chord Gsus2 (G suspended second)
Other names —
Notes G, A, D
Intervals G (root), A (major 2nd), D (perfect 5th)
Formula 1-2-5
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Gsus2 on guitar?

The main shape is 3 0 0 0 3 3 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the low E string at fret 3 (G, the root).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the B string at fret 3 (D, the perfect 5th).
  4. Put your ring finger (3) on the high e string at fret 3 (G, the root).
  5. Let the A (A) and D (D) and G (G) strings ring open.