Esus2 is the E suspended second chord. It has 3 notes: E – F♯ – B (1 – 2 – 5).
A suspended second replaces the third with the second. It sounds airy and modern, and is common in worship and pop songs.
Esus2 chord on Guitar
x79977
024400
x74457
12-9-9-9-12-12Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 7th fret; D 9th fret; G 9th fret; B 7th fret; high E 7th fret.
Esus2 chord on Ukulele
4422
4677
9677
9-11-12-9Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 4th fret; C 4th fret; E 2nd fret; A 2nd fret.
Esus2 chord on Piano
Play E, F♯ and B together with your right hand, and E (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Esus2 chord
Esus2 appears in 32 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Clara Luciani – Cette Vie Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Mussey – Scratching At The Stars Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Crowder – I Know A Ghost Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Drake Bell – I Kind Of Relate Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Nothing But Thieves – Oh No He Said What Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Daisy Jones & The Six – By Myself Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Jeremy Zucker – Internet Crush Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- San Holo – My Fault Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Jack White – Shedding My Velvet Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- onathan David & Melissa Helser – We Make Space Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Pasek and Paul – Dogfight – Come Back Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Hippo Campus – Semi-Pro Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other E chords:
Chords in the key of E major:
Esus2 chord: questions
What notes are in the Esus2 chord?
Esus2 (E suspended second) is made of E, F♯ and B (1 – 2 – 5).
How do you play Esus2 on guitar?
The most common shape is x79977 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Esus2 on ukulele?
Play 4422 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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