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Esus2sus4 Guitar Chord

A very open, ambient sound with both suspended notes replacing the third. Neither major nor minor. Used in modern pop, post-rock and ambient music.

Guitar

Strings 0–0–2–2–0–2

How to play the Esus2sus4 chord on guitar

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

Notation for Esus2sus4 chord

Other names: E suspended 2nd and 4th

Music theory name: suspended second and fourth chord

Common name: E sus2sus4 chord

Intervals and tones in Esus2sus4 chord

Note Interval
E Root
F# Major 2nd
A Perfect 4th
H Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
0–0–2–2–0–2
Open
0–2–2–2–0–2
Fret 7
X–7–7–9–7–7
Fret 4
X–7–4–4–5–5

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys