Esus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Esus4

Suspended 4

Notes:E · A · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Esus4 shapes as text

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

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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.