How to play Asus4: a suspended 4th 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 2 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 2 3 0 (x = not played).
| Note | A | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 4 | 5 |
Asus4 is a suspended 4th with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, D, E. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
Asus4 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 5 major keys and 5 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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Asus4 is spelled A, D, E: the root, 4th, 5th. The common guitar voicing sounds every one of them.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 0 2 2 3 0 (x means the string is not played). Lay your index finger across the 2nd fret from the D string to the G string (a barre). Add the B string at the 3rd fret. The A and high E strings ring open. Strum from the A string down; the low E string stays silent.
Asus4 belongs to 10 keys: A major (the I chord), 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), F# minor (the III) and B minor (the VII).
