Esus4 chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)

in Chicago (DGBE) tuning

○○12EABE
Esus4
Suspended 4
Notes:E · A · B
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEAB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 0 01 2 – –E A B Eeasy
2 4 5 51 2 3 4E B E Amedium
x 4 5 5– 1 2 3x B E Aeasy
7 9 5 72 4 1 3A E E Bhard
x 9 10 7– 2 3 1x E A Bmedium
9 9 10 01 2 3 –B E A Eeasy
2 2 0 x1 2 – –E A B xeasy
2 4 x 51 2 – 3E B x Ahard
7 4 0 02 1 – –A B B Emedium
9 9 5 53 4 1 2B E E Ahard
7 9 10 71 2 3 1A E A Bmedium · barre on fret 7
9 9 10 x1 2 3 –B E A xeasy
2 2 0 51 2 – 3E A B Amedium
7 4 5 03 1 2 –A B E Emedium
7 x 5 72 – 1 3A x E Bhard
7 9 0 71 3 – 2A E B Bmedium

The Esus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes E, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Esus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
45A
57B

More E chords

Other roots

See Esus4 in another tuning

What notes make up the Esus4 chord?

Esus4 is a Suspended 4 chord built from the notes E, A, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.