E7sus4 Guitar Chord

An open chord combining seventh tension with a suspended fourth. Typical of soul, gospel and modern worship music. Often resolves to the dominant seventh chord.

Guitar

Strings 0–2–0–2–0–0

How to play the E7sus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–2–0–2–0–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Play open

5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

4th string (D) Play open

3rd string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger

2nd string (B) Play open

1st string (high E) Play open