Esus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus2

Suspended 2

Notes:E · F# · B

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus2 shapes as text

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