Gsus2 5-string bass chord

How to play Gsus2 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 3rd fret. Let the A, D and G strings ring open. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 3 0 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Gsus2?

Gsus2, G suspended second, is G, A and D: the root (G), the major second (A) and the perfect fifth (D). Its formula is 1 2 5.

Is Gsus2 the same as Gadd9?

No, though the names point at the same extra note, A. Gsus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; Gadd9 keeps the third, B, and adds the ninth on top.

Where does Gsus2 go?

Often back to G or Gm, A moving up to the third. It also works on its own as an open, ringing chord.