Ways to play Asus2
Open position first, then up the neck. Tap a shape to put it on the fretboard above and hear it. The numbers are fingers (1 is your index), × means leave that string out, and ○ means let it ring open.
What's in Asus2
A suspended 2nd replaces the 3rd with the 2nd: Asus2 is A, B, E. With no 3rd, the chord is neither major nor minor.
| Note | Formula | Interval from A |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Root |
| B | 2 | Major 2nd |
| E | 5 | Perfect 5th |
Open and airy, slightly unresolved. Players use it as a decoration on a major or minor chord, lifting or adding one finger to get there, and as a chord in its own right in ambient and indie music.
Keys that use Asus2
Every major and minor key whose scale contains all of A, B and E, and the chord's Roman numeral in each.
| Key | Asus2 is the |
|---|---|
| A major | Isus2 |
| A minor | Isus2 |
| E major | IVsus2 |
| E minor | IVsus2 |
| D major | Vsus2 |
| G major | IIsus2 |
| C major | VIsus2 |
| C♯ minor | VIsus2 |
| F♯ minor | IIIsus2 |
| B minor | VIIsus2 |
Progressions to try
Related chords
Other chords on A: