G Suspended Second Guitar Chord (Gsus2) | Easy Ways to Play It

G sus2 position 1 guitar chord diagram

This chord is composed of the Root, Major Second, and Perfect Fifth

This chord is also spelled in the following ways:

  • G Suspended Second
  • Gsus2

The notes of this chord are G, A, and D

The third interval is not included in a suspended chord, so it is neither major nor minor.

Notes that compose the G sus2 chord:

GAD

Formula of the Suspended Second chord:

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b2
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b3
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b5
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#5
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b7
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How To Play The G Suspended Second chord on guitar

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Position 1
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G sus2 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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G sus2 position 1 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C sus2 | D sus2 | E sus2 | F sus2 | G sus2 | A sus2 | B sus2 | C#sus2 | D#sus2 | F#sus2 | G#sus2 | A#sus2

Create your G sus2 chord shapes

This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.

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