Basic Beginner Guitar Chord – Learn How To Play Asus4

Easy Beginner Guitar Chord Lesson – Learn to Play Asus4

The Asus4 (A sus 4, A suspended 4) Guitar Chord is definitely one of the easier basic beginner chords to learn how to play. There are several different ways to play it, but I will demonstrate the easiest way in the following post.

The ASuS4 Chord is found by locating the 1, 4 and 5 (A, D and E) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A.

So the notes of the ASuS 4 Chord are: A D E.

The chord chart diagram and video below will further demonstrate how to play this beginner chord.

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the string hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

Asus4 Guitar Chord Video

The video below will further demonstrate how to correctly play the A sus 4 guitar Chord. Enjoy!