Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

EM7sus2E Major 7th Suspended 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
D♯tone
Gtone

Formula 3 · ♭5 · 7 · ♭3  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · G

How to play it

EM7sus2 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (4 4 3 4 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 x 13 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 x 16 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 15 13 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 15 16 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 16 13 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 16 16 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (16 16 15 14 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

EM7sus2 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (4 4 3 4 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 x 13 16) in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 x 16 13) in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 15 13 16) in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 15 16 13) in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 16 13 16) in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 16 16 13) in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 7th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (16 16 15 14 16) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How EM7sus2 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
airyserene
Genres
ambientjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · D♯ · G
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · 7 · ♭3
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