Asus2 chord on ukulele

Asus2 is A, B and E. The easiest shape is 4-4-0-0. Tap Play, then slow it down.

4-4-0-0 · open · easy

Notes: A · B · E
Formula: 1 · 2 · 5
First shape: 4-4-0-0

How to play Asus2 on ukulele

Shape 1, 4-4-0-0, reading from the G string on the left:

B: index finger, 4th fret of the G string.
E: middle finger, 4th fret of the C string.
Leave the E and A strings open: E and A.

Arch your fingers so their tips come down vertically. That keeps them off the open strings, which have to ring for the chord to sound complete.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play Asus2

9-9-7-7: movable shape at the 7th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

Playing Asus2 with a capo

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 2nd fret and play the open Gsus2 shape (0-2-3-0) or capo on the 7th fret and play the open Dsus2 shape (2-2-0-0). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

Changing from Asus2 to the chords around it

The chords Asus2 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

A (resolves up to the third): Asus2 (4-4-0-0) to A (2-1-0-0): your index finger lands on the C string, 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the G string, 2nd fret. A and E carry over from one chord to the other. A on ukulele
D (IV in A major): Asus2 (4-4-0-0) to D (2-2-2-0): move the index finger to the G string, 2nd fret, move the middle finger to the C string, 2nd fret, the ring finger comes down on the E string, 2nd fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Shared note: A. D on ukulele
E (V in A major): Asus2 (4-4-0-0) to E (1-4-0-2): your index finger lands on the G string, 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the A string, 2nd fret, the ring finger comes down on the C string, 4th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. B and E carry over from one chord to the other. E on ukulele

Asus2 replaces the third with the second, so it is neither major nor minor. All 3 notes of Asus2 fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. The open second in Asus2 usually rises to the third, so play Asus2 then A and listen for it to settle. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

Practice Asus2 in two minutes

Before strumming, play 4-4-0-0 note by note: B then E then E then A. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Finish by moving between 4-4-0-0 and 9-9-7-7 to learn two positions of the same chord.

Keys and progressions with Asus2

Asus2 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try Asus2 on piano or Asus2 on guitar, or compare them on the Asus2 chord page.

Close to Asus2

Other suspended second chords

Asus2 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Asus2 on ukulele?

A, B and E. In the 4-4-0-0 shape the strings play B (G string), E (C string), E (E string, open) and A (A string, open), so E is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play Asus2 on ukulele?

4-4-0-0, the first shape on this page. No barre: some strings ring open.

Is Asus2 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 4-4-0-0 needs no barre.

Which string does Asus2 start on?

In the 4-4-0-0 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 4th fret, which is B, the major second.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside Asus2. Updated September 2026.