Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus4

Suspended 4

Notes:E · A · B

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 0 2 3 0	– – – 1 2 –	x E A E A B	easy
2 5 2 2 3 5	1 3 1 1 2 4	B A B E A E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 7 x 7 3 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	E B x A A x	hard
7 5 7 7 5 5	2 1 3 4 1 1	E A E A B E	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 7 7 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	E B E A x x	easy · barre on fret 7
x 0 0 9 10 10	– – – 1 2 3	x E A B E A	easy
12 0 12 x 10 12	2 – 3 – 1 4	A E A x E B	hard
12 0 12 x x 12	1 – 2 – – 3	A E A x x B	easy
x 0 2 2 3 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x E B E A B	easy
2 5 2 2 5 5	1 2 1 1 3 4	B A B E B E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 7 7 x 3 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	E B E x A x	hard
7 5 7 7 5 0	2 1 3 4 1 –	E A E A B B	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 0 7 x x	1 2 – 3 – –	E B A A x x	easy
x 0 0 9 10 0	– – – 1 2 –	x E A B E B	easy
x 12 12 x 10 12	– 2 3 – 1 4	x E A x E B	hard
x 12 12 x x 12	– 1 2 – – 3	x E A x x B	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Esus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes E, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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

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.