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A 7th Suspended 4th Chord (A7sus4)

Notes: A, D, E, G. Tap any diagram to hear it.

A7sus4
Notes
ADEG
Formula
1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7

A7sus4 on guitar

Open position · most common
x-0-0-0-3-0
Fret 7
x-x-7-7-8-0
Fret 10
x-0-12-12-10-12

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

A7sus4 on ukulele

Open position · most common
0-2-0-0
Fret 5
7-7-5-7
Fret 9
9-9-10-10

A7sus4 on piano

Other A chords

AAmA7Amaj7Am7Asus2Asus4AdimAaugA6Am6A9Aadd9Am7♭5Adim7

7th Suspended 4th chords in other keys

C7sus4C♯7sus4D7sus4E♭7sus4E7sus4F7sus4F♯7sus4G7sus4A♭7sus4B♭7sus4B7sus4

About the A 7th Suspended 4th chord

Seventh suspended fourth chords combine the openness of a sus4 with the pull of a dominant seventh. A7sus4 is built from the root (A), perfect fourth (D), perfect fifth (E), minor seventh (G).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the A 7th Suspended 4th chord?

The A7sus4 chord is made of A, D, E, G: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

How do you play A7sus4 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-0-0-0-3-0, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play A7sus4 on piano?

Press A, D, E, G together. In root position the lowest note is A.