Esus4 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

Esus4

Suspended 4

Notes:E · A · B

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 2 2 0 2	– – 1 2 – 3	x x E B E A	easy
4 2 2 2 5 2	2 1 1 1 3 1	E A E B A A	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 7 7 5 4	1 1 3 4 2 1	E B A E A B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 9 0 5 9	– 2 3 – 1 4	x E B A A E	hard
x 9 7 7 7 9	– 2 1 1 1 3	x E A E B E	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 9 0 0 9	– 1 2 – – 3	x E B A E E	easy
11 x x 12 12 x	1 – – 2 3 –	B x x A E x	easy
4 2 2 2 0 4	2 1 1 1 – 3	E A E B E B	medium · barre on fret 2
4 2 2 2 5 4	2 1 1 1 4 3	E A E B A B	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 7 7 7 4	1 1 2 3 4 1	E B A E B B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 9 7 5 x	– 3 4 2 1 –	x E B E A x	hard
x 9 7 7 7 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x E A E B x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 9 0 0 x	– 1 2 – – –	x E B A E x	easy
11 x x 0 12 x	1 – – – 2 –	B x x A E x	easy
4 2 2 0 0 4	3 1 2 – – 4	E A E A E B	medium
4 4 2 2 5 2	2 3 1 1 4 1	E B E B A A	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.