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Hsus4 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 X–2–4–4–5–2

How to play the Hsus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–4–4–5–2 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 2 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 4 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 5 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for Hsus4 chord

Other names: H suspended 4th

Music theory name: suspended fourth chord

Common name: H sus4 chord

Intervals and tones in Hsus4 chord

Note Interval
H Root
E Perfect 4th
F# Perfect 5th

All Variations

Fret 2
X–2–4–4–5–2
Fret 4
X–X–4–4–5–7
Fret 7
7–9–9–9–7–7
Fret 9
X–9–9–11–12–12

Songs using Hsus4