Gsus2 chord on ukulele

Gsus2 is G, A and D. The easiest shape is 0-2-3-0. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

0-2-3-0 · open · easy

Notes: G · A · D
Formula: 1 · 2 · 5
First shape: 0-2-3-0

How to play Gsus2 on ukulele

Shape 1, 0-2-3-0, reading from the G string on the left:

Put your index finger on the C string at the 2nd fret, which is D.
Put your middle finger on the E string at the 3rd fret, which is G.
The open G and A strings add G and A; don't touch them.

If an open string sounds dead, a fingertip is leaning on it. Come down more on the tips, with your knuckles bent.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play Gsus2

7-7-5-5: movable shape at the 5th fret, medium. Use it when the next chord sits nearby on the neck.
12-9-10-10: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

Capo shortcuts for Gsus2

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 5th fret and play the open Dsus2 shape (2-2-0-0) or capo on the 7th fret and play the open Csus2 shape (0-2-3-3). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

Gsus2 chord changes

These are the changes you'll meet most often with Gsus2, using the first shape of each chord.

G (resolves up to the third): Gsus2 (0-2-3-0) to G (0-2-3-2): your index finger stays put, the middle finger goes to the A string, 2nd fret, the ring finger comes down on the E string, 3rd fret. G and D carry over from one chord to the other. G on ukulele
C (IV in G major): Gsus2 (0-2-3-0) to C (0-0-0-3): the index finger goes to the A string, 3rd fret. G carries over from one chord to the other. C on ukulele
D (V in G major): Gsus2 (0-2-3-0) to D (2-2-2-0): the index finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, the middle finger goes to the C string, 2nd fret, the ring finger comes down on the E string, 2nd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. The two chords share A and D, which is why the change sounds smooth. D on ukulele

Gsus2 replaces the third with the second, so it is neither major nor minor. All 3 notes of Gsus2 fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. The open second in Gsus2 usually rises to the third, so play Gsus2 then G and listen for it to settle. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

Getting Gsus2 under your fingers

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: G, D, G, A. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Then switch to 7-7-5-5 and back four times without looking at your hand.

Keys and progressions with Gsus2

Gsus2 on guitar and piano

Gsus2 on guitar and piano uses the same 3 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Next to try on ukulele

Other suspended second chords

Gsus2 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Gsus2 on ukulele?

G, A and D. In the 0-2-3-0 shape the strings play G (G string, open), D (C string), G (E string) and A (A string, open), so G is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play Gsus2 on ukulele?

0-2-3-0, the first shape on this page. It uses open strings, so there is no barre to press.

Is Gsus2 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not in its common form: 0-2-3-0 needs no barre.

Which string does Gsus2 start on?

In the 0-2-3-0 shape the lowest string you play is the G string, open, which is G, the root.

Every shape above plays only G, A and D, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.