How to play A7sus4: a dominant 7th suspended built on A, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 3 open strings, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 0 2 0 3 0 (x = not played).
| Note | A | D | E | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 4 | 5 | b7 |
A7sus4 is a dominant 7th suspended with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, D, E, G. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
A7sus4 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 4 major keys and 4 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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A7sus4 is spelled A, D, E, G: the root, 4th, 5th, flat 7th. The common guitar voicing sounds every one of them.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 0 2 0 3 0 (x means the string is not played). Fret the D string at the 2nd fret. Add the B string at the 3rd fret. The A, G and high E strings ring open. Strum from the A string down; the low E string stays silent.
A7sus4 belongs to 8 keys: D major (the V chord), G major (the ii chord), C major (the vi chord), F major (the iii chord), A minor (the i), E minor (the iv), D minor (the v) and B minor (the VII).
