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A dominant seventh suspended fourth · Open position
A7sus4 guitar chord
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A seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Open position
How to play A7sus4 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the B string at the 3rd fret. Let the A, G and high E strings ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 0 2 0 3 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A7sus4?
A7sus4, A dominant seventh suspended fourth, is A, D, E and G: the root (A), the perfect fourth (D), the perfect fifth (E) and the minor seventh (G). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7.
Where does A7sus4 go?
Usually to A7, D falling to C♯, and on to D. On its own it is the open, floating sound of a lot of folk and pop.
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Dominant seventh suspended fourth chords in every key
C7sus4openC♯7sus4openD7sus4openE♭7sus4openE7sus4openF7sus4openF♯7sus4openG7sus4openA♭7sus4openB♭7sus4openB7sus4open
A7sus4 on other instruments
7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo