Position 1 / 4

This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

Expert

A#sus4 Guitar Chord

A suspended fourth. A#sus4 creates natural tension.

Also known as

  • Bbsus4
  • A# sus4
  • Bb sus4
  • B-flatsus4
  • A-sharpsus4
  • B-flat sus4
  • A-sharp sus4
  • A# suspended 4th
  • Bb suspended 4th
  • A# suspended fourth
  • Bb suspended fourth
  • B-flat suspended 4th
  • A-sharp suspended 4th
  • B-flat suspended fourth
  • A-sharp suspended fourth

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

Barre at the 1st fret (or 6th fret) and add the sus4. The pinky stretch at the 1st fret is demanding due to wider fret spacing. Practice the sus4-to-major resolution to develop this as a musical gesture rather than just a static chord.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 1 3 3 4 1 1 3 3
eBGDAE 1 4 3 3 1 1 4 3
eBGDAE 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 3
eBGDAE 1 1 4 1 3 1 4 1

See how A#sus4 works with other chords — Progression Generator