Gsus2 guitar chord

How to play Gsus2 on guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low E string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the A string.

From the low E string 3 x 0 2 3 3 (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.