A7sus4
7sus4 · A – D – E – G
- AR
- D4
- E5
- G♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A7sus4 chord
The A7sus4 chord (7sus4) is made up of 4 notes — A is the root, D the perfect fourth, E the perfect fifth and G the minor seventh. It is a sus4 chord with a minor seventh added, doubling up the unresolved feel.
On guitar, A7sus4 chords are most often played in open position: 500253. Let the open A and D strings ring out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Seventh suspended-fourth chords give a funky, unresolved sound common in soul and gospel.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A7sus4 chord?
- The A7sus4 chord contains the notes A, D, E and G.
- How do you play A7sus4 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 500253. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A7sus4 chord?
- The A7sus4 chord is built from the root (A), a perfect fourth (D), a perfect fifth (E) and a minor seventh (G).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A7sus4 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.