Guitar chord · Suspended & power
A dominant 7th suspended 4th chord on guitar
x00030 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A7sus4 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A dominant 7th with a suspended 4th — common in funk, soul and gospel.
- Notes
- ADEG
- Formula
- 145♭7
- Built from
- root · perfect 4th · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, index finger (1) D
- 1st string (high E): play open E
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--3---| G|--0---| D|--0---| A|--0---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A7sus4 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing A7sus4 on guitar
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.
