Esus4 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus4

Suspended 4

Notes:E · A · B

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus4 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Esus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes E, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open C 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

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 D#sus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 Asus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See Esus4 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Open C C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E

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.