Esus4 chord on 5-String Banjo
in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning
Esus4
Suspended 4
Notes:E · A · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Esus4 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 2 2 0 x | 1 1 1 – – | A E A B x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 2 2 4 5 2 | 1 1 2 3 1 | A E B E E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 7 4 5 7 | 1 3 1 2 4 | B A B E A | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 7 9 5 9 | – 2 3 1 4 | x A E E B | hard | |
| 9 7 9 0 7 | 3 1 4 – 2 | E A E B A | medium | |
| x x 9 10 9 | – – 1 2 1 | x x E A B | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| 2 2 2 0 2 | 1 2 3 – 4 | A E A B E | medium | |
| 4 2 2 5 2 | 2 1 1 3 1 | B E A E E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 7 4 5 x | 1 3 1 2 – | B A B E x | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 9 9 5 7 | – 3 4 1 2 | x B E E A | hard | |
| 9 7 9 0 9 | 2 1 3 – 4 | E A E B B | medium | |
| 9 x 9 10 9 | 1 – 2 4 3 | E x E A B | hard | |
| x 2 2 0 2 | – 1 2 – 3 | x E A B E | easy | |
| 2 2 4 x x | 1 2 3 – – | A E B x x | medium | |
| x 7 4 5 7 | – 3 1 2 4 | x A B E A | medium | |
| 9 7 x 5 9 | 3 2 – 1 4 | E A x E B | hard |
The Esus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes E, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | E |
| 4 | 5 | A |
| 5 | 7 | B |
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.