Esus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus2

Suspended 2

Notes:E · F# · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 4 4 4 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	E B F# B E x	medium
x x 2 4 6 6	– – 1 2 3 4	x x E B F# B	hard
0 7 4 4 4 6	– 3 1 1 1 2	E E F# B E B	medium · barre on fret 4
0 7 9 9 6 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	E E B E F# x	medium
0 7 9 11 11 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	E E B F# B x	hard
0 9 9 9 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	E F# B E x x	easy · barre on fret 9
0 x x 11 11 11	– – – 1 1 1	E x x F# B E	easy · barre on fret 11
0 2 4 4 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	E B F# B x x	medium
2 2 2 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	F# B E x x x	easy · barre on fret 2
0 x 4 4 4 x	– – 1 1 1 –	E x F# B E x	easy · barre on fret 4
0 9 9 9 6 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	E F# B E F# x	medium
x 7 9 11 11 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x E B F# B x	hard
0 9 9 9 11 11	– 1 1 1 2 3	E F# B E B E	medium · barre on fret 9
12 x x 11 11 11	2 – – 1 1 1	E x x F# B E	easy · barre on fret 11
0 2 4 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	E B F# x x x	medium
x x 2 4 6 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x E B F# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Esus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes E, F#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

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.