What notes are in the Esus4 chord?

Esus4 contains E, A, B. Its formula is 1-4-5.

What is the easiest way to play Esus4?

Try 0 0 2 2 0 0 (Open position). It uses 2 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Esus4 in?

Esus4 belongs to C major (as the IIIsus4 chord), D major (as the IIsus4 chord), E major (as the Isus4 chord), G major (as the VIsus4 chord).

Why does my Esus4 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 Esus4?

Yes. A capo lets you play Esus4 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Esus4 major or minor?

Neither. Esus4 has no 3rd; the 4th (A) usually resolves down to the 3rd of E or Em.

Esus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Esus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play E Suspended Fourth (Charts)

Esus4 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as esus4 chord, esus4 guitar chord and how to play Esus4.

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.

Open position
0 2 2 2 0 0

Open position
0 0 2 2 0 0

Barre (7th fret, A-string root)
x 7 7 9 10 7

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 Esus4 (E suspended fourth) on guitar, play 0 2 2 2 0 0 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains E, A, B. If that is hard, use the easier shape 0 0 2 2 0 0, which needs 2 fretted notes.

Esus4 chord facts

Chord	Esus4 (E suspended fourth)
Other names	Esus
Notes	E, A, B
Intervals	E (root), A (perfect 4th), B (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-4-5
Difficulty	Beginner
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Esus4 on guitar?

The main shape is 0 2 2 2 0 0 (Open position). Finger by finger:

Put your index finger (1) on the A string at fret 2 (B, the perfect 5th).
Put your middle finger (2) on the D string at fret 2 (E, the root).
Put your ring finger (3) on the G string at fret 2 (A, the perfect 4th).
Let the low E (E) and B (B) and high e (E) strings ring open.