Accessible Page: A Sus4 Guitar Chord: Fretboard Charts & Variations

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A sus4 Description

This chord is composed of the Root, Perfect Fourth, and Perfect Fifth

The Asus4 chord is spelled in the following ways:

• A Suspended Fourth
• Asus4

The notes of the A Suspended Fourth chord are A, D, and E. This chord is called suspended, because it does not have the 3rd.

Suspended chords do not have the 3rd degree, so they are neither major nor minor.

Learn 4 positions for this chord

Position 1

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Let the A string play without pressing any fret
• Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D and G strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position uses open strings

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Position 2

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Let the A string play without pressing any fret
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the B and high E strings at the same time
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position uses open strings

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Position 3

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Let the A string play without pressing any fret
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the D string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the G string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the B string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the high E string

Position Characteristics

• This position uses open strings

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Position 4

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Let the A string play without pressing any fret
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D and G strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position uses open strings

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