GuitarChords.net

E suspended 2 guitar chord

E suspended 2 is E, F sharp, and B. The first picture uses one finger across more than one string. The list names those strings.

x means muted. 0 means open.

E suspended 2

Short code 222452, thickest string first.

Barre fret 2 with the index finger on the low E, A, D and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 2, index finger, note F sharp, 2nd.
  2. A string: fret 2, index finger, note B, 5th.
  3. D string: fret 2, index finger, note E, 1st.
  4. G string: fret 4, ring finger, note B, 5th.
  5. B string: fret 5, pinky finger, note E, 1st.
  6. High E string: fret 2, index finger, note F sharp, 2nd.

E suspended 2 uses the notes F sharp, B and E.

More E guitar chords.

Also E major, E minor, E dominant 7, E major 7, E minor 7, E suspended 4, E power chord, E diminished, E augmented.

E suspended 2, another shape

Short code 099900, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: open, note E, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 9, index finger, note F sharp, 2nd.
  3. D string: fret 9, middle finger, note B, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 9, ring finger, note E, 1st.
  5. B string: open, note B, 5th.
  6. High E string: open, note E, 1st.

E suspended 2 uses the notes E, F sharp and B.

Why does this E suspended 2 not sound major or minor?

Both pictures are E, F sharp, and B. There is no G sharp and no G, so this is not E major and not E minor. F sharp is the extra note (a 2nd). The first picture bars fret 2. The second picture has no barre and rings the two open E strings and the open B string. Same three notes. The second shape often sounds more open.

If the E suspended 2 in a song sounds more open than the barre picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

On the first picture F sharp is on the thick E string and the high E string, fret 2, index finger. Play E major after this and you will hear G sharp instead of F sharp. Play E minor and you will hear G instead of F sharp.