Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

○○○○12EAEBEE
Esus4
Suspended 4
Notes:E · A · B
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEAB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 2 4 0– – – 1 2 –E A E B E Emedium
x 2 5 2 4 5– 1 3 1 2 4x B A B E Amedium · barre on fret 2
0 0 0 0 4 7– – – – 1 2E A E A E Bmedium
0 7 5 7 x 7– 2 1 3 – 4E E A E x Bhard
0 7 7 7 9 7– 1 1 1 2 1E E B E A Bmedium · barre on fret 7
0 0 12 12 11 12– – 2 3 1 4E A E A B Emedium
0 2 0 0 4 0– 1 – – 2 –E B E A E Emedium
5 2 5 2 4 x3 1 4 1 2 –A B A B E xmedium · barre on fret 2
0 0 0 7 4 7– – – 2 1 3E A E E E Bmedium
0 7 7 7 x 5– 2 3 4 – 1E E B E x Ahard
x 7 7 7 9 7– 1 1 1 2 1x E B E A Bmedium · barre on fret 7
0 12 0 12 11 12– 2 – 3 1 4E A E A B Emedium
0 0 0 2 4 x– – – 1 2 –E A E B E xmedium
x 2 5 2 4 x– 1 3 1 2 –x B A B E xmedium · barre on fret 2
0 0 5 0 4 7– – 2 – 1 3E A A A E Bmedium
x 7 5 7 x 7– 2 1 3 – 4x E A E x Bhard

The Esus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes E, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
45A
57B

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.