Asus2 is the A suspended second chord. It has 3 notes: A – B – E (1 – 2 – 5).
A suspended second replaces the third with the second. It sounds airy and modern, and is common in worship and pop songs.
Asus2 chord on Guitar
x02200
x-12-14-14-12-12
xx7455
x-x-7-9-10-7Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A open; D 2nd fret; G 2nd fret; B open; high E open.
Asus2 chord on Ukulele
4400
2402
9977
9-11-12-12Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 4th fret; C 4th fret; E open; A open.
Asus2 chord on Piano
Play A, B and E 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 Asus2 chord
Asus2 appears in 181 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Ukulele: Olivia Rodrigo – The Cure Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Olivia Rodrigo – The Cure Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Ben Harper – Emotional Arson Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Naseem Begum – Hum Bhool Gaye Har Baat Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Yabesh Thapa – Firfirey Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Freya Skye – Golden Boy Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Kuma Sagar – Furfuri Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Olly – La Lavatrice Si È Rotta Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Olly – Scarabocchi Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Cole Shway – All In My Head Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Beach Bunny – Clueless Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Noah Kahan – All Them Horses Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other A chords:
Chords in the key of A major:
Asus2 chord: questions
What notes are in the Asus2 chord?
Asus2 (A suspended second) is made of A, B and E (1 – 2 – 5).
How do you play Asus2 on guitar?
The most common shape is x02200 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Asus2 on ukulele?
Play 4400 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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