Electric guitar · Suspended 2nd chord

A#sus2A# Suspended 2nd

Key: A# Major
Medium

A#sus2 is the A# suspended 2nd chord on electric guitar, made of the notes A# · C · F.

Other positions

Notes

A#
C
F

Structure

1
2
5

Sound: Suspended second; Suspended, expectant
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of A# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	A#	Tonic
ii	Cm	Subdominant
iii	Dm	Tonic relative
IV	D#	Subdominant
V	F	Dominant
vi	Gm	Tonic relative
vii°	Adim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 5 of string 3.
2Press fret 6 on string 6.
3Place your middle finger on fret 6 of string 2.
4Place your ring finger on fret 6 of string 1.
5Don't play strings 5, 4.
6Strum all the strings.