A♯ Suspended Second Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
A♯ Suspended 2nd , A♯sus2

Here you can learn how to play A♯ Suspended Second Chord on the Guitar. The A♯ Suspended Second Chord doesn't have a definitive quality because it lacks a Major or minor Third interval so is neither sad nor happy. A♯ Suspended Second Chord contains the notes A♯, B♯, E♯. The A♯ Suspended Second Chord on Guitar is a Suspended type chord which means the Third has been replaced, in this case with the Second B♯.

Below you will find A♯ Suspended Second Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the A♯ Suspended Second Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

A♯, B♯, E♯

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
A♯1Tonic
B♯2Supertonic
E♯5Dominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
A♯ > A♯0Perfect Unison (P1)
A♯ > B♯2Major 2nd (M2)
A♯ > E♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

A♯ Suspended Second Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for A♯ Suspended Second Chord with the root in the bass.

10
1
1
2
4
C Shape
1
1
1
1
3
4
A Shape
3
1
1
1
4
G Shape
5
1
2
3
4
E Shape
5
1
2
2/3
4
E Shape
8
1
1
3
4
D Shape

A♯ Suspended Second Three String Chords

Moveable three string chord shapes, including inversions, for A♯ Suspended Second Chord across different groupings of strings.

A♯ Suspended Second Chord on string group 1, 2, 3

1
1
1
3
Root Position
(A Shape)
5
1
2
2/3
1st Inversion
(E Shape)
8
1
3
4
2nd Inversion
(D Shape)

A♯ Suspended Second Chord on string group 2, 3, 4

5
1
2
4
Root Position
(E Shape)
10
1
1/2
2/3
1st Inversion
(C Shape)
1
1
2/3
3/4
2nd Inversion
(A Shape)

A♯ Suspended Second Chord on string group 3, 4, 5

10
1
1
4
Root Position
(C Shape)
3
1
1
1
1st Inversion
(G Shape)
5
1
3
4
2nd Inversion
(E Shape)

A♯ Suspended Second Chord on string group 4, 5, 6

3
1
1
4
Root Position
(G Shape)
8
1
1
1
1st Inversion
(D Shape)
10
1
3
4
2nd Inversion
(C Shape)

Music Theory

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Scales related to A♯ Suspended Second Chord

Same Spellings

Scales that include all of the notes of the A♯ Suspended Second Chord.

I Chord of A♯ Major Scale

vi Chord of C♯ Major Scale

V Chord of D♯ Major Scale

IV Chord of E♯ Major Scale

ii Chord of G♯ Major Scale

i Chord of A♯ Natural Minor Scale

VII Chord of B♯ Natural Minor Scale

iv Chord of E♯ Natural Minor Scale

i Chord of A♯ Harmonic Minor Scale

iv Chord of E♯ Harmonic Minor Scale

i Chord of A♯ Melodic Minor Scale

V Chord of D♯ Melodic Minor Scale

IV Chord of E♯ Melodic Minor Scale

I Chord of A♯ Major Pentatonic Scale

V Chord of D♯ Major Pentatonic Scale

ii Chord of G♯ Major Pentatonic Scale

VII Chord of B♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale

iv Chord of E♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale

I Chord of A♯ Major Blues Scale

V Chord of D♯ Major Blues Scale

ii Chord of G♯ Major Blues Scale

VII Chord of B♯ Minor Blues Scale

iv Chord of E♯ Minor Blues Scale

I Chord of A♯ Ionian Mode

vi Chord of C♯ Ionian Mode

V Chord of D♯ Ionian Mode

IV Chord of E♯ Ionian Mode

ii Chord of G♯ Ionian Mode

i Chord of A♯ Dorian Mode

VII Chord of B♯ Dorian Mode

v Chord of D♯ Dorian Mode

IV Chord of E♯ Dorian Mode

vii Chord of B♯ Phrygian Mode

iv Chord of E♯ Phrygian Mode

I Chord of A♯ Lydian Mode

vi Chord of C♯ Lydian Mode

V Chord of D♯ Lydian Mode

iii Chord of F♯ Lydian Mode

II Chord of G♯ Lydian Mode

I Chord of A♯ Mixolydian Mode

VII Chord of B♯ Mixolydian Mode

v Chord of D♯ Mixolydian Mode

IV Chord of E♯ Mixolydian Mode

ii Chord of G♯ Mixolydian Mode

i Chord of A♯ Aeolian Mode

VII Chord of B♯ Aeolian Mode

iv Chord of E♯ Aeolian Mode

vii Chord of B♯ Locrian Mode

vii Chord of B♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode

iv Chord of E♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode

Different Spellings

Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A♯ Suspended Second Chord.

I Chord of B Major Scale

vi Chord of D Major Scale

V Chord of E Major Scale

IV Chord of F Major Scale

ii Chord of A Major Scale

i Chord of B Natural Minor Scale

VII Chord of C Natural Minor Scale

VI Chord of D Natural Minor Scale

iv Chord of F Natural Minor Scale

III Chord of G Natural Minor Scale

i Chord of B Harmonic Minor Scale

iv Chord of F Harmonic Minor Scale

i Chord of B Melodic Minor Scale

V Chord of E Melodic Minor Scale

IV Chord of F Melodic Minor Scale

I Chord of B Major Pentatonic Scale

V Chord of E Major Pentatonic Scale

ii Chord of A Major Pentatonic Scale

VII Chord of C Minor Pentatonic Scale

iv Chord of F Minor Pentatonic Scale

III Chord of G Minor Pentatonic Scale

I Chord of B Major Blues Scale

V Chord of E Major Blues Scale

ii Chord of A Major Blues Scale

VII Chord of C Minor Blues Scale

iv Chord of F Minor Blues Scale

III Chord of G Minor Blues Scale

I Chord of B Ionian Mode

vi Chord of D Ionian Mode

V Chord of E Ionian Mode

IV Chord of F Ionian Mode

ii Chord of A Ionian Mode

i Chord of B Dorian Mode

VII Chord of C Dorian Mode

v Chord of E Dorian Mode

IV Chord of F Dorian Mode

III Chord of G Dorian Mode

II Chord of A Phrygian Mode

vii Chord of C Phrygian Mode

VI Chord of D Phrygian Mode

iv Chord of F Phrygian Mode

III Chord of G Phrygian Mode

I Chord of B Lydian Mode

vi Chord of D Lydian Mode

V Chord of E Lydian Mode

iii Chord of G Lydian Mode

II Chord of A Lydian Mode

I Chord of B Mixolydian Mode

VII Chord of C Mixolydian Mode

v Chord of E Mixolydian Mode

IV Chord of F Mixolydian Mode

ii Chord of A Mixolydian Mode

i Chord of B Aeolian Mode

VII Chord of C Aeolian Mode

VI Chord of D Aeolian Mode

iv Chord of F Aeolian Mode

III Chord of G Aeolian Mode

II Chord of A Locrian Mode

vii Chord of C Locrian Mode

VI Chord of D Locrian Mode

V Chord of E Locrian Mode

V Chord of F Locrian Mode

iii Chord of G Locrian Mode

vii Chord of C Phrygian Dominant Mode

iv Chord of F Phrygian Dominant Mode

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