Esus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

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
2 2 2 0 x x	1 1 1 – – –	E B E F# x x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 5 2 4	1 1 1 3 1 2	E B E B B F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 5 7 4	– 3 1 2 4 1	x E F# B E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 9 5 9 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x E B B F# x	hard
x 7 9 0 7 9	– 1 3 – 2 4	x E B F# E B	medium
x x x 10 9 9	– – – 3 1 2	x x x E F# B	easy
2 2 2 0 2 x	1 2 3 – 4 –	E B E F# B x	medium
2 2 4 5 2 2	1 1 2 3 1 1	E B F# B B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 5 7 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x E F# B E x	medium
x 7 x 5 9 9	– 2 – 1 3 4	x E x B F# B	hard
x 7 9 0 9 9	– 1 2 – 3 4	x E B F# F# B	medium
9 9 9 10 9 9	1 1 1 2 1 1	B F# B E F# B	easy · barre on fret 9
x x 2 0 2 2	– – 1 – 2 3	x x E F# B E	easy
2 2 4 5 2 4	1 1 2 4 1 3	E B F# B B F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 5 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x E F# B x x	medium
x 7 x 5 9 x	– 2 – 1 3 –	x E x B F# x	hard

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 D 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

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.