Esus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus2

Suspended 2

Notes:E · F# · B

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 3 2 2 0	– 1 2 1 1 –	E B E F# B E	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 3 2 2 2	– – 2 1 1 1	x x E F# B F#	easy · barre on fret 2
0 7 5 0 7 7	– 2 1 – 3 4	E E F# E E B	medium
0 7 10 7 9 7	– 1 3 1 2 1	E E B B F# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 10 0 9 0	– 1 3 – 2 –	E F# B E F# E	easy
0 2 3 2 2 2	– 1 2 1 1 1	E B E F# B F#	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 3 2 2 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x E F# B x	easy
0 7 5 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	E E F# B E E	medium
0 9 10 7 7 7	– 2 3 1 1 1	E F# B B E B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 0 9 0	– 1 3 – 2 –	x F# B E F# E	easy
0 2 3 0 2 2	– 1 4 – 2 3	E B E E B F#	medium
2 2 3 2 2 2	1 1 2 1 1 1	F# B E F# B F#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 0 7 7	– 2 1 – 3 4	x E F# E E B	medium
0 9 10 7 9 7	– 2 4 1 3 1	E F# B B F# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 10 0 9 x	– 1 3 – 2 –	E F# B E F# x	easy
0 2 3 2 2 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	E B E F# B x	easy · 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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.