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Esus Guitar Chord

Shorthand for sus4. A tense sound with a natural pull to resolve to the major chord.

Guitar

Strings 0–0–2–2–0–0

How to play the Esus chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–0–2–2–0–0 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) Open
5th string (A) Open
4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the Esus chord

Other names: E suspended, Esus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: E sus chord

Notes and intervals in the Esus chord

Note Interval
E Root
A Perfect 4th
B Perfect 5th

All variations

Open
0–0–2–2–0–0
Open
0–0–2–4–0–0
Open
0–2–2–2–0–0
Open
X–X–2–2–0–0

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys