A Sus4 Guitar Chord: Fretboard Charts & Variations

A sus4 position 1 guitar chord diagram

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.

Notes that compose the A sus4 chord:

ADE

Chord Structure:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7

How To Play The Asus4 chord on guitar

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Position 1
Open

A sus4 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreOpen

A sus4 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreOpen

A sus4 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
BarreOpen

A sus4 position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C sus4 | D sus4 | E sus4 | F sus4 | G sus4 | A sus4 | B sus4 | C#sus4 | D#sus4 | F#sus4 | G#sus4 | A#sus4

Complete Fretboard Map of A sus4 chord tones

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
5
1
4
5
1
4
5
1
4
5
1
4
5
1
4
5
1
4
5
1
4
5
1
4
5