A7sus2 is the A dominant seventh suspended second chord. It has 4 notes: A – B – E – G (1 – 2 – 5 – ♭7).
A seventh suspended second swaps the third of a dominant seventh for the second, for an open, modern sound.
A7sus2 chord on Guitar
x02000
xx7987
x-12-14-12-12-12Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A open; D 2nd fret; G open; B open; high E open.
A7sus2 chord on Ukulele
4430
12-11-12-12
9-9-7-10Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 4th fret; C 4th fret; E 3rd fret; A open.
A7sus2 chord on Piano
Play A, B, E and G together with your right hand, and A (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the A7sus2 chord
A7sus2 appears in 12 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- George Benson – Please Dont Walk Away Chords
- The Edgar Winter Group – Hangin Around Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Ultimo – Amare Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- 9TAILS – Highschool Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Lil Ugly Mane – Crows Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- keshi – Hell – Heaven Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- William Saint James – These Hands Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- iann dior – What Is Real Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Zild Benitez – Alalahanin Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Justin Bieber – Available Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Prince – I Feel For You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Jeff Buckley – So Real Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression
Related chords
Other A chords:
Chords in the key of A major:
A7sus2 chord: questions
What notes are in the A7sus2 chord?
A7sus2 (A dominant seventh suspended second) is made of A, B, E and G (1 – 2 – 5 – ♭7).
How do you play A7sus2 on guitar?
The most common shape is x02000 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play A7sus2 on ukulele?
Play 4430 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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