Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

EM11sus2E Major 11th Suspended 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
D♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone
C♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭5 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · G · A♯ · C♯

How to play it

EM11sus2 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 5 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (0 7 7 7 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 12 14 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

EM11sus2 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 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 5 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (0 7 7 7 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 12 14 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How EM11sus2 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
openmodal
Genres
jazzambient
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · D♯ · G · A♯ · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6
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EM11sus2 in other tunings:

C / Drop COpen D

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