Welcome to day 2 of 7 chords in 7 days.
Today we’re going to look at a different way to play an A chord.
I learnt this from a friend years ago. We’d be playing songs in the keys of A, E or D and instead of playing the normal A chord he’d play something different. He showed me how he removed one finger to make the A chord into an Asus2 chord.
The Asus2 chord
A normal open A chord has three notes fretted on the second fret across the D, G and B strings.
In the Asus2, you remove one of your fingers. This does two things:
- It adds the tone of an extra open string.
- The open string is the suspended 2nd note (the same concept that we talked about yesterday with the Csus2).
Depending on the type of music you play, this chord can be useful.
I use it a lot when I’m playing slower songs. I play it on both the acoustic and electric.
Once you’re used to it, practice moving it up the neck. Instead of the normal A shape barre chord, you can remove one finger to make the chord a suspended 2nd.
The video gives more information.
Here’s the link to yesterday’s lesson in case you’ve lost it:
Hope you’re enjoying the lessons. Look out for my next email tomorrow.