Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G
in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning
Esus4
Suspended 4
Notes:E · A · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Esus4 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 4 4 0 0 | – 1 2 3 – – | x E B E E A | medium | |
| x 2 2 4 5 2 | – 1 1 2 3 1 | x E A E A B | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x x 4 7 0 | – – – 1 2 – | x x x E B A | medium | |
| 9 9 x 9 5 0 | 2 3 – 4 1 – | E B x A A A | hard | |
| 9 7 9 9 7 7 | 2 1 3 4 1 1 | E A E A B E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 9 9 9 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 – – | E B E A E A | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x x 11 0 12 | – – – 1 – 2 | x x x B E A | easy | |
| x 2 2 4 0 2 | – 1 2 4 – 3 | x E A E E B | medium | |
| x 2 4 4 5 2 | – 1 2 3 4 1 | x E B E A B | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 4 4 0 0 | – – 1 2 – – | x x B E E A | easy | |
| 9 9 9 x 5 0 | 2 3 4 – 1 – | E B E x A A | hard | |
| 9 7 9 9 7 0 | 2 1 3 4 1 – | E A E A B A | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 9 9 9 0 x | 1 1 1 1 – – | E B E A E x | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x x 11 12 12 | – – – 1 2 3 | x x x B E A | easy | |
| x 2 2 x 0 2 | – 1 2 – – 3 | x E A x E B | easy | |
| x 2 4 4 5 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | x E B E A x | medium |
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
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.