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G suspended 2nd guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 135 playable shapes
About the chord
G suspended 2nd guitar chord
The G suspended 2nd suspended 2nd chord swaps the third for a major second A, giving it an airy, open feel. This ambiguity creates an ethereal quality, often used to add movement and intrigue without strong resolution.
Root note: G
Quality: suspended 2nd
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 135
Chord tones
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Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
G Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
A Major Second 2
The second creates an open suspended feel without fully committing to major or minor.
D Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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