Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

E9sus2E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
D♯tone
F♯tone
A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭5 · 7 · 2 · ♭5  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

E9sus2 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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 Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 2 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 x 2 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 2 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 x 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 2 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 5 x 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 5 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 5 4 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

E9sus2 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 Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 2 0 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 x 2 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 2 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 x 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 2 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 5 x 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 5 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
E Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 5 4 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How E9sus2 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
opensmooth
Genres
popjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · 7 · 2 · ♭5
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