G suspended 2nd (Gsus2)
GRoot
AMaj 2
DPerf 5
Open and airy. Replaces the 3rd with a 2nd, creating ambiguity. Popular in modern rock and ambient music for texture.
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How to play it
Gsus2
G suspended 2nd, 1fr
- Bass
- G, the root
- Root
- G
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- GRoot
- AM2
- DP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds suspended 2nd
G+2 fretsA+5 fretsD
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Gsus4 →
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Where to go next
More G chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of G
What Gsus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of G major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Gsus2
G suspended 2nd, 1fr
- Bass
- G, the root
- Root
- G
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- GRoot
- AM2
- DP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notes04
Where to go next
More G chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of G
What Gsus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of G major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root