These are all based on the sus2 as the base - The suspended chords are power based, this means that the core of the chord is a power chord. The naming does not match the construction, Our common description for these chords would be 'powered 9ths' - Just take any 9th chord (except the diminished), Strip the 3rd and you have a sus2 chord. Check out our 'Chord Formula' chart for a more visual understanding of the the suspened chords...

sus2 Chord Shapes
(C) sus2	I. - II. - IV. - V. - VI.	I. - II. - IV. - V. - VI.	III.
(A) sus2	I. - II. - IV. - V. - VI.	III.
(G) sus2	I. - II. - IV. - V. - VI.	III.
(E) sus2	I. - II. - IV. - V. - VI.	III.
(D) sus2	I. - II. - IV. - V. - VI.	III.

    These Chords are cool sounding and sparse... That just means theres not to many combinations that can be used. You should however have a good understanding of the basic formula - some people add 7 to the sus? to get a hint of the extension. This works good for this chord: (7 + 2nd = 9th) When you say the chord 'A suspended 2' it sounds like you are suspending the 2nd...

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