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Asus4

Character: hanging

  1. ARtriad
  2. D4triad
  3. E5triad
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Voicings

13 ways to play Asus4

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 2nd inversion Asus4/E
1 2 3 4 4 R 5 R

Frets 0 0 0 2 x xNotes E A DIntervals 5 1 4

CC shape 1st inversion Asus4/D
9 10 11 12 3 R 5 4 5 R

Frets x 0 12 9 10 0Notes D E AIntervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape Root position Asus4
9 10 11 12 3 5 4 R 5 R

Frets x 12 12 9 10 0Notes A D EIntervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape 2nd inversion Asus4/E
9 10 11 12 3 4 R 5

Frets 12 12 12 x x xNotes E A DIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape Root position Asus4
1 2 3 4 3 5 4 R 5 R

Frets x 0 2 2 3 0Notes A D EIntervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape 2nd inversion Asus4/E
1 2 3 4 3 4 R 5 5 R

Frets x 0 2 2 3 0Notes E A DIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape 1st inversion Asus4/D
1 2 3 4 5 3 R 5 4 5 4 R

Frets 5 5 2 2 3 0Notes D E AIntervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape Root position Asus4
1 2 3 4 5 3 5 4 R 5 4 R

Frets 5 5 2 2 3 0Notes A D EIntervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion Asus4/D
5 6 7 8 3 R 5 4 R R R

Frets 5 0 7 7 5 5Notes D E AIntervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape Root position Asus4
5 6 7 8 3 5 4 R 5 R R

Frets 5 0 7 7 5 0Notes A D EIntervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 2nd inversion Asus4/E
5 6 7 8 3 4 R 5

Frets x 7 7 7 x xNotes E A DIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion Asus4/D
5 6 7 8 9 10 3 R 5 4 5 R 4

Frets 10 7 7 7 10 0Notes D E AIntervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion Asus4/E
7 8 9 10 3 4 R 5

Frets x x x 9 10 10Notes E A DIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

The rules

The construction rules Asus4 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 4th in every key

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Asus4 chord questions

What notes are in Asus4?

Asus4 is spelled A D E: A is the root, D is the 4th, E is the 5th.

What is the formula of Asus4?

1 4 5. It is a A sus4 triad.

How many ways can you play Asus4 on guitar?

This page shows 13 voicings of Asus4, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.