Asus2sus4 guitar chord
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About Asus2sus4
Asus2sus4 is A, B, D and E. It leaves out the 3rd and includes both the and .
Without a or , Asus2sus4 is neither major nor minor. In jazz, sus chords can stand without resolving.
To hear what the adds, start with .
Hear the change
The 2nd drops two frets to a repeated root. The root, 4th, and 5th stay put.
Also written Asus2/4 or A suspended 2nd and 4th.
How to use Asus2sus4
In which keys. Every note of Asus2sus4 belongs to C major (the vi), D major (the V), E minor (the iv), F# minor (the ♭III), G major (the ii), A major (the I), A minor (the i) and B minor (the ♭VII).
What to play over Asus2sus4
Useful scales
- +C#F#G#
Contains Asus2sus4 and adds major third, sixth and major seventh.
- +C#F#G
Adds major third, sixth and flat seventh. The flat seventh pushes the sound toward a dominant chord.
- +CFG
Contains Asus2sus4 and adds minor third, flat thirteenth and flat seventh.
- +CF#G
Contains Asus2sus4 and adds minor third, sixth and flat seventh.
- +CFG#
Contains Asus2sus4 and adds minor third, flat thirteenth and major seventh.
The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in how this site is built.