A suspended second

Asus2

Also written A2 (in some charts)

NotesA · B · E
Formula1 · 2 · 5
A1B2E5
Root position

No 3rd: the 2nd takes its place, so Asus2 is neither major nor minor. Its three notes are also Esus4 — which one you hear depends on the bass.

How pianists voice Asus2

The same notes, laid out the way hands actually play them.

Open triad Spread

A1E5B2

1 · 5 · 2 — root and 5th below, the 2nd an octave up. The same three notes spread over two octaves: the sound of strings rather than a keyboard.

Asus2 inversions

The same 3 notes with a different one in the bass. Each inversion is written as a slash chord.

Root position Asus2

A1B2E5

Root at the bottom, stacked in 3rds: 1 · 2 · 5.

1st inversion Asus2/B

B2E5A1

B (the 2) in the bass: 2 · 5 · 1.

2nd inversion Asus2/E

E5A1B2

E (the 5) in the bass: 5 · 1 · 2.

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