Ways to play Esus2
Open position first, then up the neck. Tap a shape to put it on the fretboard above and hear it. The numbers are fingers (1 is your index), × means leave that string out, and ○ means let it ring open.
What's in Esus2
A suspended 2nd replaces the 3rd with the 2nd: Esus2 is E, F♯, B. With no 3rd, the chord is neither major nor minor.
| Note | Formula | Interval from E |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | Root |
| F♯ | 2 | Major 2nd |
| B | 5 | Perfect 5th |
Open and airy, slightly unresolved. Players use it as a decoration on a major or minor chord, lifting or adding one finger to get there, and as a chord in its own right in ambient and indie music.
Keys that use Esus2
Every major and minor key whose scale contains all of E, F♯ and B, and the chord's Roman numeral in each.
| Key | Esus2 is the |
|---|---|
| E major | Isus2 |
| E minor | Isus2 |
| B major | IVsus2 |
| B minor | IVsus2 |
| A major | Vsus2 |
| D major | IIsus2 |
| G major | VIsus2 |
| G♯ minor | VIsus2 |
| C♯ minor | IIIsus2 |
| F♯ minor | VIIsus2 |
Progressions to try
Related chords
Other chords on E: