Suspended & power

A dominant 7th suspended 4th chord

A dominant 7th with a suspended 4th — common in funk, soul and gospel.

How to play A7sus4

x00030 · Open position

Right hand: A (1), D (2), E (3), G (5)

0200 · Open position

On guitar, A7sus4 is one of the friendlier shapes: x00030 needs just one finger and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the low E string.

On piano, A7sus4 sits entirely on white keys.

On ukulele it takes a single finger (0200), which makes A7sus4 one of the simplest chords on the instrument.

Move a single note and A7sus4 becomes a different chord: lower D to C♯ for A7, swap D for C for Am7 and drop the G for Asus4.