Asus4 Guitar Chord

A tense sound with a natural pull to resolve to the major chord. Classic for guitar riffs and intros — made famous by songs like "Pinball Wizard" by The Who.

Guitar

Strings X–0–2–2–3–0

How to play the Asus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–2–2–3–0 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 · index finger

3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger

2nd string (B) Fret 3 · ring finger

1st string (high E) Play open