Guitar UpscaleAsus4 chord on guitar
The A suspended 4th chord, written Asus4, has 3 notes: A D E.
As tab, thick low E string first: x00230, 557755. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little, T thumb. × marks a muted string and ○ an open one.
| Notes | A D E |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 4 5 |
| Intervals | Root, Perfect 4th, Perfect 5th |
About the Suspended 4th Chord
A sus4 chord swaps the third for the fourth, a tense sound that wants to fall back to the major chord. More about the Suspended 4th Chord.
Scales to play over Asus4
Each of these scales holds every note of the chord:
- A Natural Minor scale
- A Harmonic Minor scale
- A Phrygian Mode
- A Melodic Minor scale
- A Dorian Mode
- A Minor Pentatonic scale
- A Major Scale
- A Mixolydian Mode
- A Blues Scale