Esus2 chord on 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)

in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) tuning

✕1234EBEF#
Esus2
Suspended 2
Notes:E · F# · B
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 4 4 4– 1 2 3 4x E B E F#medium
4 4 4 4 41 1 1 1 1B F# B E F#easy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 6 9– – 2 1 3x x E F# Bmedium
11 x 9 11 92 – 1 3 1F# x E B Bhard · barre on fret 9
4 2 4 6 22 1 3 4 1B E B F# Ehard · barre on fret 2
x 4 4 4 4– 1 1 1 1x F# B E F#easy · barre on fret 4
9 x 9 6 92 – 3 1 4E x E F# Bhard
11 x 9 11 x2 – 1 3 –F# x E B xhard
x 2 4 6 2– 1 2 3 1x E B F# Ehard · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 4 x1 1 1 1 –B F# B E xeasy · barre on fret 4
x 9 9 6 9– 2 3 1 4x B E F# Bmedium
9 9 11 11 91 1 2 3 1E B F# B Bmedium · barre on fret 9
4 2 x 4 42 1 – 3 4B E x E F#hard
x x 4 4 4– – 1 1 1x x B E F#easy · barre on fret 4
9 9 9 6 x2 3 4 1 –E B E F# xmedium
11 9 9 11 92 1 1 3 1F# B E B Bmedium · barre on fret 9

The Esus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes E, F#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) 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 Esus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
22F#
57B

More E chords

Other roots

See Esus2 in another tuning

What notes make up the Esus2 chord?

Esus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes E, F#, 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.