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

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

This chord is also spelled in the following ways:

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.

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How To Play The G Suspended Second chord on guitar

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