Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus4

Suspended 4

Notes:E · A · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 3 0 1 1	– 3 4 – 1 2	x E A B E A	medium
x 3 3 5 6 3	– 1 1 2 3 1	x E A E A B	medium · barre on fret 3
5 8 5 5 6 8	1 3 1 1 2 4	B A B E A E	medium · barre on fret 5
10 8 10 0 6 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	E A E B A x	hard
10 8 10 10 8 8	2 1 3 4 1 1	E A E A B E	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 10 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	E B E A x x	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 3 0 1 3	– 2 3 – 1 4	x E A B E B	medium
x 3 5 5 6 3	– 1 2 3 4 1	x E B E A B	medium · barre on fret 3
5 8 5 5 8 8	1 2 1 1 3 4	B A B E B E	medium · barre on fret 5
10 10 10 0 6 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	E B E B A x	hard
10 8 10 10 8 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	E A E A B x	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 x 10 x x	1 2 – 3 – –	E B x A x x	easy
x 3 3 0 x x	– 1 2 – – –	x E A B x x	easy
x 3 5 5 6 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x E B E A x	medium
5 8 5 0 6 8	1 3 1 – 2 4	B A B B A E	medium · barre on fret 5
10 x 10 0 6 8	3 – 4 – 1 2	E x E B A E	hard

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.