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A suspended 4th guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 195 playable shapes
About the chord
A suspended 4th guitar chord
The A suspended 4th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth D, creating a suspended, unresolved sound. This tension naturally resolves to the major or minor third, adding anticipation and dynamic movement in rock and pop.
Root note: A
Quality: suspended 4th
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 195
Chord tones
ADE
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
A Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
D Perfect Fourth 4
The fourth creates suspension and a sense of pull toward resolution.
E Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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