Piano chord · Suspended & power
A♯ suspended 2nd chord on piano
Right hand: A♯ (1), B♯ (3), E♯ (5)
How to play A♯sus2 on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Open and airy; the 2nd replaces the 3rd, so it is neither major nor minor.
- Notes
- A♯B♯E♯
- Formula
- 125
- Built from
- root · major 2nd · perfect 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handA♯1 · thumbB♯3 · middleE♯5 · pinky
Left handA♯5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing A♯sus2 on piano
On piano, A♯sus2 has one black key (A♯) and two white keys.
Notice the B♯ in A♯sus2 (A♯ B♯ E♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–B–E), so the major 2nd has to be written B♯ rather than C — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
