Ukulele chord · Suspended & power
A♯ suspended 2nd chord on ukulele
3011 · Open position
All 5 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
5 ways to play A♯sus2 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
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
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 5 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 2 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) A♯
- 3rd string (C): play open B♯
- 2nd string (E): 1st fret, held by the barre E♯
- 1st string (A): 1st fret, held by the barre A♯
Tablature
A|--1---| E|--1---| C|--0---| G|--3---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A♯sus2 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing A♯sus2 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual A♯sus2 shape is 3011, with a small 2-string barre at the 1st fret.
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.
