What notes are in the Asus4 chord?

Asus4 is made of A, D and E: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above A.

What is the easiest way to play Asus4?

Play x00230 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, let the A, D and high E strings ring open.

Asus4 chord on guitar

Asus4 is a suspended fourth chord: tense and hanging, wanting to fall back to the major chord. It is built from A, D and E (formula 1 4 5). Players often move sus4 to major and back to make one chord sound like a riff. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x00230.

x 0 0 2 3 0

5 5 7 7 5 5

x x 7 9 10 10

Asus4 fingerings (low E to high E)

Open position: x00230. Mute the low E string, let the A, D and high E strings ring open.
Barre at fret 5: 557755. Barre fret 5 from the low E to the high E string.
Fret 7: x-x-7-9-10-10. Mute the low E and A strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Asus4 chord?: Asus4 is made of A, D and E: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above A.
What is the easiest way to play Asus4?: Play x00230 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, let the A, D and high E strings ring open.

Also try: A Major · A Minor · A7 · Amaj7 · Chord Charts