Gsus2 Ukulele Chord

Gsus2 is the G suspended second chord on ukulele. It has three notes: G, A and D. It is the plain G shape with one finger lifted: two fingers remain at the 2nd and 3rd frets, and the A string rings open where G would fret it.

Index at the 2nd fret of the C string, middle at the 3rd of the E, with the G and A strings open: the plain G shape minus one finger.

How to play Gsus2 on ukulele, step by step

Index finger: 2nd fret, C string
Middle finger: 3rd fret, E string
Leave the G and A strings open. Strum all four strings.

Play G, lift the finger on the A string, and you have Gsus2; put it back and the chord resolves. One finger up and down is the whole move, which is why this chord decorates so many strummed G bars.

More ways to play Gsus2

There are 3 common Gsus2 shapes: the standard one at the top of the page, plus these further up the neck. You only ever need one. Tap any card to hear it.

Gsus2 ukulele chord diagram, frets 5 to 7, played 0755 — Frets 5 to 7

Gsus2 ukulele chord diagram, frets 7 to 10, played 0 7 10 0 — Frets 7 to 10

If it will not ring

The open A string is muted: The middle finger on the E string is leaning into it. Curl the finger upright; the lifted string is the point of the shape.
It still sounds like G: If a B is sounding, the A string is still fretted at the 2nd fret. Check the finger you meant to lift actually left the string.
The two fretted notes buzz: Index at the 2nd fret and middle at the 3rd sit on neighbouring strings. Keep each just behind its fret wire and press with the tips.

What makes it a Gsus2

G · A · D 1 2 5

Gsus2 replaces the third of the G chord, B, with A. With no third the chord is neither major nor minor: the A hangs, and usually steps back up to B as the chord resolves to G.

The same three notes, G, A and D, read from D spell Dsus4; every sus2 chord has a sus4 twin a fifth up. G is everywhere on the ukulele, the V chord of C and a home key in its own right, so this one-finger-off colour gets constant use.

Gsus2 vs Gsus4

Gsus2 hangs A a whole step below the missing B; Gsus4 hangs C a half step above it. Both are one finger from the plain G shape: the sus2 lifts a finger, the sus4 moves one up a fret.

The sus4 leans hard on G and resolves fast; the sus2 floats. Cycled around the plain chord they make the strummed figure, G to sus and back, that keeps a two bar G from standing still.

Gsus2 chord questions

Is Gsus2 easier than G?

Yes. G needs three fingers; Gsus2 lifts one of them away and lets the A string ring open.

Is Gsus2 major or minor?

Neither. The B that would decide it is replaced by A, so the chord hangs until a third returns.

Is Gsus2 the same as Dsus4?

They contain the same three notes, G, A and D. If the song treats G as home the chord is Gsus2; if D is home it is Dsus4.

What is the difference between Gsus2 and Gsus4?

Gsus2 suspends A, a whole step over the root; Gsus4 suspends C, a fourth over it. The sus4 is the tense one, the sus2 the airy one.

What does Gsus2 resolve to?

G major when the A steps up to B, or G minor when it falls to B♭. Nothing in the chord blocks either.