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Asus2

Character: open, neutral

  1. ARtriad
  2. B2triad
  3. E5triad
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Voicings

12 ways to play Asus2

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion Asus2/B
9 10 11 12 3 R 5 2 5 R

Frets x 0 9 9 10 0Notes B E AIntervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape Root position Asus2
9 10 11 12 3 5 2 R 5 2

Frets x 12 9 9 0 0Notes A B EIntervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape 2nd inversion Asus2/E
9 10 11 12 3 2 R 5 5 2 5

Frets 12 12 9 9 0 0Notes E A BIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape Root position Asus2
1 2 3 4 3 5 2 R 5 R

Frets x 0 2 2 0 0Notes A B EIntervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape 2nd inversion Asus2/E
1 2 3 4 3 2 R 5 5 R

Frets x 0 2 2 0 0Notes E A BIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape 1st inversion Asus2/B
1 2 3 4 5 3 R 5 2 5 2

Frets x 2 2 2 0 0Notes B E AIntervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape Root position Asus2
1 2 3 4 5 3 5 2 R 5 2 R

Frets 5 2 2 2 0 0Notes A B EIntervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion Asus2/B
4 5 6 7 3 R 5 2 R

Frets 5 x x 4 5 5Notes B E AIntervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape Root position Asus2
4 5 6 7 3 5 2 R 5 R R

Frets 5 0 7 4 5 0Notes A B EIntervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 2nd inversion Asus2/E
4 5 6 7 3 2 R 5 5 2 R

Frets 5 7 7 4 0 0Notes E A BIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion Asus2/B
5 6 7 8 9 3 R 5 2

Frets 7 7 7 x x xNotes B E AIntervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion Asus2/E
7 8 9 10 3 2 R 5 R R

Frets x 0 7 9 10 7Notes E A BIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

The rules

The construction rules Asus2 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. Sus chords replace the 3rd

    A 2nd or a 4th takes the 3rd’s place, so the chord is neither major nor minor and wants to resolve. 7sus4 keeps the ♭7 for a dominant without its 3rd.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Suspended 2nd in every key

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Asus2 chord questions

What notes are in Asus2?

Asus2 is spelled A B E: A is the root, B is the 2nd, E is the 5th.

What is the formula of Asus2?

1 2 5. It is a A sus2 triad.

How many ways can you play Asus2 on guitar?

This page shows 12 voicings of Asus2, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.