Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

A♯9sus2A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
D♯tone
F♯tone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 1 · 4 · ♭6 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

A♯9sus2 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE), 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♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 x 1 1 1) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 1 1 x) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 x 1 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 1 1 1) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 1 1 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 3 1 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (8 x 6 5 6 x) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (8 8 6 5 x x) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
Read it as tab

A♯9sus2 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♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 x 1 1 1) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 1 1 x) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 x 1 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 1 1 1) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 1 1 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 3 1 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (8 x 6 5 6 x) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
A♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (8 8 6 5 x x) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
Sound

How A♯9sus2 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
opensmooth
Genres
popjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 1 · 4 · ♭6 · 1
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