Esus4 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

○123EAEB
Esus4
Suspended 4
Notes:E · A · B
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEAB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 2 41 – 2 3E A E Bmedium
2 2 2 21 1 1 1E B E Aeasy · barre on fret 2
x 7 7 4– 2 3 1x E A Bmedium
7 7 9 91 2 3 4A E B Emedium
9 0 9 91 – 2 3B A B Eeasy
2 0 x 41 – – 2E A x Bhard
2 2 x 21 2 – 3E B x Aeasy
7 7 7 42 3 4 1A E A Bmedium
9 7 7 93 1 2 4B E A Emedium
x 0 9 9– – 1 2x A B Eeasy
x 0 2 4– – 1 2x A E Bmedium
x 2 2 2– 1 1 1x B E Aeasy · barre on fret 2
7 7 x 42 3 – 1A E x Bhard
7 0 9 91 – 2 3A A B Emedium
9 12 9 91 2 1 1B A B Emedium · barre on fret 9
9 0 7 92 – 1 3B A A Emedium

The Esus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes E, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop D 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.