Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus4

Suspended 4

Notes:E · A · B

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 4 4 2	1 1 1 2 3 1	E A E B E E	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 4 7	2 1 3 1 1 4	A B A B E A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 9 11 7	– 2 1 3 4 1	x E A E B A	hard · barre on fret 7
x 9 9 9 9 9	– 1 1 1 1 1	x E B E A B	easy · barre on fret 9
2 4 2 2 4 2	1 2 1 1 3 1	E B E A E E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 7 4 4 7	– 1 2 1 1 3	x B A B E A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 x 9 9	– 2 1 – 3 4	x E A x A B	hard
x 9 9 9 9 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x E B E A x	easy · barre on fret 9
2 2 2 4 4 x	1 1 1 2 3 –	E A E B E x	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 4 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	A B A B E x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 9 x 9	– 2 1 3 – 4	x E A E x B	hard
x x x 9 9 9	– – – 1 1 1	x x x E A B	easy · barre on fret 9
2 4 2 2 4 x	1 2 1 1 3 –	E B E A E x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 7 4 4 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x B A B E x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 9 x 9 7	– 2 3 – 4 1	x E B x A A	hard
x 9 x 9 9 9	– 1 – 2 3 4	x E x E A B	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 – G Modal 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 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-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.