Esus4 chord

Esus4 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Esus4 can be seen as an E major triad with the third (G#) replaced by the fourth (A). It's usually played as an open chord or as a barre chord.

Esus4 chord diagram

Chord structure

The chord consists of three notes. The notes represent the root, perfect fourth and perfect fifth intervals.

Chord name

Esus4 is an abbreviation for E suspended fourth. Sometimes, Esus alone is used as an abbreviation.

Notes

The notes that the Esus4 chord consists of are E, A and B.

Inversions

1st inversion: Esus4/A (means that A is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Esus4/B (means that B is the bass note).

Chord progressions

Examples of progressions featuring Esus4.

Progression 1: Esus4 in conjunction with a standard E major
E
Esus4
A
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