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Esus Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
E4 · A4 · B4

How to play the Esus chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: E4, A4 and B4. Suggested fingering is 1–4–5 (1 is the thumb).

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

Inversions

1st inversion
A4 · B4 · E5
2nd inversion
B4 · E5 · A5

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys