Esus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

○○24123EF#BF#BE
Esus2
Suspended 2
Notes:E · F# · B
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 0 0 2 3 34 – – 1 2 3E F# B F# B Emedium
x x 5 2 3 3– – 4 1 2 3x x E F# B Emedium
x x 5 7 3 5– – 2 4 1 3x x E B B F#hard
5 5 5 7 8 51 1 1 2 3 1E B E B E F#medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 0 8 10– 3 1 – 2 4x E F# E E Bmedium
x 12 12 0 8 10– 3 4 – 1 2x F# B E E Bhard
x 10 12 12 10 10– 1 2 3 1 1x E B E F# Bmedium · barre on fret 10
x 12 12 0 x x– 1 2 – – –x F# B E x xeasy
5 0 0 2 3 53 – – 1 2 4E F# B F# B F#medium
x x 5 2 3 5– – 3 1 2 4x x E F# B F#medium
x x 5 x 3 5– – 2 – 1 3x x E x B F#hard
5 5 7 7 8 51 1 2 3 4 1E B F# B E F#medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 0 10 10– 2 1 – 3 4x E F# E F# Bmedium
x 12 12 0 8 x– 2 3 – 1 –x F# B E E xhard
x x x 0 10 10– – – – 1 2x x x E F# Beasy
12 12 12 12 x x1 1 1 1 – –B F# B E x xeasy · barre on fret 12

The Esus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes E, F#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
22F#
57B

More E chords

Other roots

See Esus2 in another tuning

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.