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A7sus4 Guitar Chord

An open chord combining seventh tension with a suspended fourth. Typical of soul, gospel and modern worship music. Often resolves to the dominant seventh chord.

Guitar

Strings X–0–2–0–3–0

How to play the A7sus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–2–0–3–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for A7sus4 chord

Other names: A 7th suspended 4th

Music theory name: seventh suspended fourth chord

Common name: A 7sus4 chord

Intervals and tones in A7sus4 chord

Note Interval
A Root
D Perfect 4th
E Perfect 5th
G Minor 7th

All Variations

Open
X–0–2–0–3–0
Fret 5
5–7–5–7–5–5
Fret 7
X–0–7–9–8–10
Fret 10
X–12–12–12–10–10

Songs using A7sus4