Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
Esus4
Suspended 4
Notes:E · A · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Esus4 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 3 0 0 3 3 | 4 1 – – 2 3 | E A B E B E | medium | |
| 5 3 5 5 3 3 | 2 1 3 4 1 1 | E A E A B E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 5 x x | 1 1 1 1 – – | E B E A x x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 10 7 8 x | – 3 4 1 2 – | x E A B E x | medium | |
| x 10 10 0 8 10 | – 2 3 – 1 4 | x E A E E B | medium | |
| x 10 10 0 x 10 | – 1 2 – – 3 | x E A E x B | easy | |
| 5 3 0 0 1 3 | 4 2 – – 1 3 | E A B E A E | hard | |
| 5 3 5 5 3 x | 2 1 3 4 1 – | E A E A B x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 0 5 x x | 1 2 – 3 – – | E B B A x x | easy | |
| x 10 10 7 x x | – 2 3 1 – – | x E A B x x | medium | |
| x x 10 0 8 10 | – – 2 – 1 3 | x x A E E B | medium | |
| x x 10 0 x 10 | – – 1 – – 2 | x x A E x B | easy | |
| 5 5 0 0 1 3 | 3 4 – – 1 2 | E B B E A E | hard | |
| x x 5 5 3 3 | – – 3 4 1 2 | x x E A B E | medium | |
| 5 5 5 5 8 8 | 1 1 1 1 2 3 | E B E A E A | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 x 7 8 8 | – 4 – 1 2 3 | x E x B E A | hard |
The Esus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes E, A, 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 Esus4 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 4 · 5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | E |
| 4 | 5 | A |
| 5 | 7 | B |
More E chords
Other roots
See Esus4 in another tuning
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.