Esus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop D

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus2

Suspended 2

Notes:E · F# · B

mediumfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – – –	E E B B F# F# B B B B E E	medium
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 2 2	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1	E E B B E E B B E E F# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x E E F# F# B B B B E E	medium
x x 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 0 0	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x F# F# B B E E E E E E	hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1	x x E E B B E E F# F# B B	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	B B F# F# B B E E B B E E	easy · barre on fret 9
x x x x x x 11 11 12 12 0 0	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x x x F# F# B B E E	easy
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 0 0 2 2	1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – – 4 4	E E B B E E x x B B F# F#	hard
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 2 2	1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1	E E B B F# F# B B E E F# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 4 4 4 4 0 0 7 7	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – 4 4	x x E E F# F# B B B B B B	medium
x x 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x F# F# B B E E E E x x	hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 0 0	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –	x x E E B B E E F# F# E E	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	B B F# F# B B E E B B x x	easy · barre on fret 9
x x x x x x 11 11 12 12 12 12	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x x x x x F# F# B B E E	easy
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – – –	E E B B F# F# B B B B x x	medium
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 x x x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – – –	E E B B F# F# B B x x x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Esus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes E, F#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – 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 Esus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
2	2	F#
5	7	B

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 Asus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See Esus2 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop D D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E

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.