Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus4

Suspended 4

Notes:E · A · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 3 4 1	– 1 1 2 3 1	x E A E A B	medium · barre on fret 1
3 6 3 3 4 6	1 3 1 1 2 4	B A B E A E	medium · barre on fret 3
8 8 x 8 4 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	E B x A A x	hard
8 6 8 8 6 6	2 1 3 4 1 1	E A E A B E	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 8 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	E B E A x x	easy · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 11 11	– – – 1 2 3	x x x B E A	easy
x 1 3 3 4 1	– 1 2 3 4 1	x E B E A B	medium · barre on fret 1
3 6 3 3 6 6	1 2 1 1 3 4	B A B E B E	medium · barre on fret 3
8 8 8 x 4 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	E B E x A x	hard
8 6 8 8 6 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	E A E A B x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 8 11 11	1 1 1 1 2 3	E B E A E A	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 3 3 4 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x E B E A x	medium
x x 3 3 4 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x B E A x	easy
8 8 x x 4 6	3 4 – – 1 2	E B x x A E	hard
x x 8 8 6 6	– – 3 4 1 2	x x E A B E	medium
8 8 8 10 11 11	1 1 1 2 3 4	E B E B E A	medium · barre on fret 8

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.