Esus4

E1A4B5

The third replaced by the fourth, which leans on the third it is standing in for.

on ukulele on piano the scale

Every fingering that fits a hand

Fig. 2

002200

open

Fig. 3

002400

easy

Fig. 4

022200

open

Fig. 5

00220x

open

Fig. 6

007400

easy

What is true of it

Esus4 is E, A and B — 1, 4 and 5 counted from E.

These are also the notes of Asus2/E. Which name is right depends on what is underneath and what came before — the notes alone do not decide.

The easiest of the 5 fingerings below is 002200: 2 fingers, held at the 2nd fret.

3 of them use open strings, which is what makes a shape quiet to change to.

Where its notes are on the neck

Fig. 7 — first 12 frets

The brass dots are E, the root. Everything else is a chord tone with its degree printed in it.

With a different note underneath

first inversion

Esus4/A

x02200

second inversion

Esus4/B

x22200

An inversion is the same chord with a different note lowest. The name changes to a slash name because the bass is what a listener hears as the foundation.

E in other shapes

Esus2suspended second E7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth Emajor Emminor Edimdiminished

Csus4 C♯sus4 D♭sus4 Dsus4 D♯sus4 E♭sus4 Fsus4 F♯sus4 all 374