Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

AMsus2A Major Suspended 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
C♯tone

Formula 6 · 7 · 3  ·  Notes F♯ · G♯ · C♯

How to play it

AMsus2 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Major Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 0 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 5 x x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 5 x 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 5 7 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 5 7 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (7 9 x x 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (7 9 x 9 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (7 9 x 7 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
Read it as tab

AMsus2 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Major Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 0 2 x) in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 5 x x) in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 5 x 7) in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 5 7 x) in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 5 7 7) in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (7 9 x x 9) in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (7 9 x 9 x) in Open G (gDGBD)
A Major Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (7 9 x 7 9) in Open G (gDGBD)
Sound

How AMsus2 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
openairyneutral
Genres
poprockambient
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · 3
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AMsus2 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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