Irish bouzouki Gsus2 chord (GDAE)G suspended 2nd: 0 0 0 3, and 5 more shapes

Gsus2 chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAE tuning: 0 0 0 3, open position
Gsus2 (G suspended 2nd) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAE: 0 0 0 3, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 0 0 0 3 (open position)

  1. G course: open, G
  2. D course: open, D
  3. A course: open, A
  4. E course: 3rd fret, index finger, G

Sounds: G D A G  ·  Gsus2 is G, A, D (1 · 2 · 5)

Open courses that ring: G, D and A are notes of Gsus2, so they can drone under it.

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.

More Gsus2 shapes

  1. 12ADAG2 0 0 3
    open · Gsus2/A
  2. 1GDAA0 0 0 5
    open
  3. 7fr14GAAD0 7 0 10
    7fr
  4. 10fr1GDAD0 0 0 10
    10fr
  5. 12fr1GDA0 0 12 x
    12fr

Other G chords, Irish bouzouki GDAE

GGmG7Gm7G5Gsus2Gsus4Gmaj7Gadd9

Other suspended 2nd chords

Dsus2Gsus2Asus2Esus2Bsus2Csus2Fsus2F♯sus2

Gsus2 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app