Electric guitar · Suspended 4th chord

Asus4A Suspended 4th

Key: A Major
Easy
Popular
Open chord

Asus4 is the A suspended 4th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes A · D · E.

Other positions

Notes

A
D
E

Structure

1
4
5

Sound: Suspended fourth; Tense, asks for resolution
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of A Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	A	Tonic
ii	Bm	Subdominant
iii	C#m	Tonic relative
IV	D	Subdominant
V	E	Dominant
vi	F#m	Tonic relative
vii°	G#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 2 of string 4.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 3.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 2.
4Let strings 5, 1 ring open.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.