Asus2 guitar chord
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About Asus2 — triad voicings
Asus2 pauses before choosing major or minor. Its notes are A, B and E: occupies the place where would state a third.
That open choice has two close exits. Beside , the second sits only one fret below the minor third.
Hear the change
The 2nd rises one fret to the minor 3rd. The root and fifth stay the same.
Raise the second one fret and it becomes ; raise it two and it becomes . One held shape can therefore open into either quality.
Also written A2 or A suspended 2nd.
What is a triad voicing
Root, 3rd and 5th on three adjacent strings. Thin alone, great over a bass line, which decides what the chord becomes.
How to use Asus2
Voice by voice, Asus2 → . No voice moves by a semitone, and 2 notes are common to both chords. No voice has to move by a semitone, so this is a change of colour rather than a resolution.
| In Asus2 | Moves | In A |
|---|---|---|
| A, the root | stays where it is | A, the root |
| B, the second | falls a whole tone | A, the root |
| E, the fifth | stays where it is | E, the fifth |
In which keys. Every note of Asus2 belongs to C major (the vi), C# minor (the ♭VI), D major (the V), E major (the IV), 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 Asus2
Useful scales
- +C#F#
Contains Asus2 and adds major third and sixth.
- +C#DF#G#
Contains Asus2 and adds major third, fourth, sixth and major seventh.
- +C#D#F#G#
Contains Asus2 and adds major third, sharp eleventh, sixth and major seventh.
- +C#DF#G
Adds major third, fourth, sixth and flat seventh. The flat seventh pushes the sound toward a dominant chord.
- +C#D#F#G
Adds major third, sharp eleventh, sixth and flat seventh, for a dominant sharp-eleventh color.
Chords near Asus2
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The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in how this site is built.