Suspended & power

G♯ suspended 2nd chord

Open and airy; the 2nd replaces the 3rd, so it is neither major nor minor.

Spell as A♭sus2
Notes
G♯A♯D♯
Formula
125
Built from
root · major 2nd · perfect 5th

How to play G♯sus2

About the G♯ suspended 2nd chord

Playing it

There’s no open-string way to play G♯sus2 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 1st fret (411144).

On piano, every note of G♯sus2 is a black key.

On ukulele the usual G♯sus2 shape is 1341, using four fingers.

Related chords

G♯sus2 contains exactly the same notes as E♭sus4. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and G♯sus2 becomes a different chord: swap A♯ for B♯ for G♯, raise A♯ to B for G♯m, swap A♯ for C♯ for G♯sus4 and add B♯ for G♯add9.

G♯sus2 chord (G♯ suspended 2nd) on guitar, ukulele and piano
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