Asus4 chord on guitar

Asus4 is the A suspended 4 chord. Its notes are A, D and E. The fourth replaces the third. Resolve it down to the third for a familiar release.

How to play Asus4

Open shape

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Barre chord

fret 5, E shape

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Barre tip: the long bar marked BARRE means one finger presses several strings at once. Lay it flat just behind the fret, press with the bony outer edge rather than the soft middle, and keep your thumb behind the neck. Pick each string one at a time and nudge the finger until none of them buzz.

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in Asus4

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5
Also written: Asus4, Asus
Chord type: Suspended 4

Asus4 notes across the neck

Every A, D and E on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, A. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

Related chords

Other A chords

A Am A7 Amaj7 Am7 A5 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 A6 Am6 Aaug Adim Adim7 Am7♭5 A9 Amaj9 Am9 Ammaj7 A7♭5 A7♯5 A7♭9 A7♯9

Other suspended 4 chords

Csus4 C♯sus4 Dsus4 E♭sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F♯sus4 Gsus4 A♭sus4 Asus4 B♭sus4 Bsus4

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