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Esus4 is a suspended fourth chord made of 3 notes: E, A, B. It sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve, and you hear it in the classic sus4-to-major move at the end of a phrase. It is the I chord of E major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on Esus4 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from E | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | root | 0 |
| A | 4 | perfect fourth | 5 |
| B | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
Formula: 1 – 4 – 5. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
022200x799(10)7002400xx22000222xxxx(14)(14)(12)xThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 7th fret (x799(10)7): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Esus4 belongs to 6 keys: I in E major, V in A major, IV in B major, III in C♯ minor, VII in F♯ minor, VI in G♯ minor. In E major, try I–V–vi–IV: Esus4 – B – C♯m – A.
E, A, B: the root, fourth, fifth.
Open position: 022200 (low string first), rated Beginner.
Esus4 has A where Esus2 has F♯. Esus4 sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve; Esus2 sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.