Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C
in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) tuning
Esus4
Suspended 4
Notes:E · A · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Esus4 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 4 x 4 0 2 | 2 3 – 4 – 1 | E B x A A E | hard | |
| 4 2 4 4 2 2 | 2 1 3 4 1 1 | E A E A B E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 4 4 4 0 x | 1 1 1 1 – – | E B E A A x | easy · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 9 9 6 0 7 | – 3 4 1 – 2 | x E A B A A | medium | |
| x 9 9 x 7 9 | – 2 3 – 1 4 | x E A x E B | hard | |
| x 9 9 11 12 9 | – 1 1 2 3 1 | x E A E A B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x 11 11 0 x | – – 1 2 – – | x x B E A x | easy | |
| 4 4 4 x 0 2 | 2 3 4 – – 1 | E B E x A E | hard | |
| 4 2 4 4 2 x | 2 1 3 4 1 – | E A E A B x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 4 4 4 x x | 1 1 1 1 – – | E B E A x x | easy · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 9 9 6 0 9 | – 2 3 1 – 4 | x E A B A B | medium | |
| x 9 11 11 0 7 | – 2 3 4 – 1 | x E B E A A | hard | |
| x 9 11 11 12 9 | – 1 2 3 4 1 | x E B E A B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x 11 11 12 x | – – 1 2 3 – | x x B E A x | easy | |
| 4 2 4 6 0 x | 2 1 3 4 – – | E A E B A x | hard | |
| x x 4 4 2 2 | – – 3 4 1 2 | x x E A B E | medium |
The Esus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes E, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop 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
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.