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Esus4 Chord Guitar

A full six-string suspension with real low-end weight and sustain.

A full six-string suspension built from open E major.
The low E root gives it real weight and sustain.
Its unresolved character suits intros and transitions.
Useful wherever a plain E would settle too early.

Root4th5th

E6th

FretOpen

FingerOpen

A5th

Fret2

Finger1

D4th

Fret2

Finger2

G3rd

Fret2

Finger3

B2nd

FretOpen

FingerOpen

e1st

FretOpen

FingerOpen

Notes: E – B – A · Formula: 1 – 4 – 5

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Questions about Esus4

What notes are in a Esus4 chord?

A Esus4 chord contains the notes E, B, A. It is built from the suspended 4th formula 1 - 4 - 5, with E as the root.

How do you play Esus4 from an E major chord?

From open E major, take the finger off the G string (the major third, G♯) and instead fret the G string at the 2nd fret (A, the fourth). Everything else stays put. That single move turns E into Esus4 without lifting the rest of the shape.

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Esus4 Chord Guitar

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Questions about Esus4

What notes are in a Esus4 chord?

How do you play Esus4 from an E major chord?

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