Esus4 is the E suspended fourth chord. It has 3 notes: E – A – B (1 – 4 – 5).
A suspended fourth replaces the third with the fourth. It sounds open and unresolved, and usually falls back to the major chord (sus4 → major).
Esus4 chord on Guitar
022200
x-7-9-9-10-7
12-14-14-14-12-12Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E open; A 2nd fret; D 2nd fret; G 2nd fret; B open; high E open.
Esus4 chord on Ukulele
4400
2402
9977
9-11-12-12Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 4th fret; C 4th fret; E open; A open.
Esus4 chord on Piano
Play E, A 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 Esus4 chord
Esus4 appears in 146 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Alex Warren – Fever Dream Chords on Piano & Ukulele
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- Tothapi – Panata Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Olly – La Lavatrice Si È Rotta Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Charlatans – You Can Talk To Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Kira (Kira Grohs) – Dinge Kaufen Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Mariah Carey – You Need Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Von Bonneville – Right Where I Wanna Be Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- DAY6 – Monster 괴물 Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Reed Turner – Modern Man Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Elevation Worship ft Chris Brown – Faithful Then – Faithful Now Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Indecisive – Unsung Memories Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other E chords:
Chords in the key of E major:
Esus4 chord: questions
What notes are in the Esus4 chord?
Esus4 (E suspended fourth) is made of E, A and B (1 – 4 – 5).
How do you play Esus4 on guitar?
The most common shape is 022200 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Esus4 on ukulele?
Play 4400 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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