What notes are in the Esus2 chord?

Esus2 contains E, F#, B. Its formula is 1-2-5.

What is the easiest way to play Esus2?

Try x x 2 4 0 2 (Easy 4-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Esus2 in?

Esus2 belongs to D major (as the IIsus2 chord), E major (as the Isus2 chord), G major (as the VIsus2 chord), A major (as the Vsus2 chord).

Why does my Esus2 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Esus2?

Yes. A capo lets you play Esus2 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Esus2 major or minor?

Neither. Esus2 has no 3rd, so it can stand in for E or Em.

Esus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Esus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play E Suspended Second (Charts)

Esus2 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as esus2 chord, esus2 guitar chord and how to play Esus2.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Barre (7th fret, A-string root)
x 7 9 9 7 7

Easy 4-string version
x x 2 4 0 2

Alternate open shape (2nd fret)
0 2 2 4 0 2

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Esus2 (E suspended second) on guitar, play x 7 9 9 7 7 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (7th fret, A-string root) shape). The chord contains E, F#, B. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 2 4 0 2, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Esus2 chord facts

Chord	Esus2 (E suspended second)
Other names	—
Notes	E, F#, B
Intervals	E (root), F# (major 2nd), B (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-2-5
Difficulty	Beginner
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Esus2 on guitar?

The main shape is x 7 9 9 7 7 (Barre (7th fret, A-string root)). Finger by finger:

Lay your index finger flat across the A to high e strings at fret 7. This is the barre.
Put your ring finger (3) on the D string at fret 9 (B, the perfect 5th).
Put your pinky (4) on the G string at fret 9 (E, the root).
Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string, or touch it lightly to