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Esus4 chord on guitar

Esus4 is a suspended fourth chord: tense and hanging, wanting to fall back to the major chord. It is built from E, A and B (formula 1 4 5). Players often move sus4 to major and back to make one chord sound like a riff. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is 002200.

Esus4 fingerings (low E to high E)

1. Open position: 002200. Let the low E, A, B and high E strings ring open.
2. Barre at fret 7: x-7-7-9-10-7. Mute the low E string, barre fret 7 from the A to the high E string.
3. Barre at fret 12: 12-12-14-14-12-12. Barre fret 12 from the low E to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Esus4 chord?

Esus4 is made of E, A and B: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above E.

What is the easiest way to play Esus4?

Play 002200 (low E to high E): let the low E, A, B and high E strings ring open.

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