Esus4 Guitar Chord

A tense sound with a natural pull to resolve to the major chord. Classic for guitar riffs and intros — made famous by songs like "Pinball Wizard" by The Who.

Guitar

Strings 0–2–2–2–0–0

How to play the Esus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–2–2–2–0–0 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) Play open

5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

4th string (D) Fret 2 · ring finger

3rd string (G) Fret 2 · little finger

2nd string (B) Play open

1st string (high E) Play open