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Esus4

E Suspended 4th chord

Notes

EAB

Intervals

1115

Root

E

Voicings on standard tuning

Voicing 1
Voicing 2
Voicing 3
Voicing 4
Voicing 5
Voicing 6
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About Esus4

Interval formula

1 – 4 – 5

Sound character

tense and unresolved, begging to fall back to the plain major

Where it appears

Classic suspension before a major chord; extremely common in gospel, worship and 70s rock.

Common progressions using Esus4

I–V–vi–IV

Esus4→B→C#m→A

With Esus4 as the tonic, this is the classic four-chord pop loop.

ii–V–I

F#m7→B7→Esus4

Esus4 is the resting point everything resolves to.

I–IV–V

Esus4→A→B

The three-chord backbone of folk, country and early rock and roll.

Other E chords

EEmE Dominant 7thE Major 7thE Minor 7thE Suspended 2ndE DiminishedE AugmentedE 6thE 9thE Add 9E Power Chord

Same quality, other roots

Csus4C♯sus4Dsus4D♯sus4Fsus4F♯sus4Gsus4G♯sus4Asus4A♯sus4Bsus4