Asus2 Guitar Chord

An open, airy sound without a third — neither major nor minor. Popular in pop, indie rock and ambient music. Often used as a variation of the base chord.

Guitar

Strings X–0–2–2–0–0

How to play the Asus2 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–2–2–0–0 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) Fret 2 · ring finger

2nd string (B) Play open

1st string (high E) Play open