Esus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus2

Suspended 2

Notes:E · F# · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 4 4 2 0 x	2 3 4 1 – –	E B F# B E x	medium
x x 2 2 2 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x E B F# x	easy · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	E B F# x x x	easy · barre on fret 4
6 9 9 7 0 x	1 3 4 2 – –	F# E B E E x	medium
x 9 9 9 7 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x E B F# B x	medium
x 9 9 9 0 x	– 1 1 1 – –	x E B F# E x	easy · barre on fret 9
11 11 x x 0 11	1 2 – – – 3	B F# x x E F#	easy
4 x 4 2 0 4	2 – 3 1 – 4	E x F# B E B	hard
4 4 2 2 2 4	2 3 1 1 1 4	E B E B F# B	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 7 7 4	1 1 1 2 3 1	E B F# E B B	medium · barre on fret 4
6 9 9 9 0 x	1 2 3 4 – –	F# E B F# E x	medium
x 9 x 9 7 9	– 2 – 3 1 4	x E x F# B E	hard
x 9 9 9 0 9	– 1 2 3 – 4	x E B F# E E	medium
11 11 x x 12 11	1 2 – – 4 3	B F# x x E F#	hard
4 x 4 2 0 x	2 – 3 1 – –	E x F# B E x	hard
4 4 2 2 2 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	E B E B F# x	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.