Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

EM9sus2E Major 9th Suspended 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
D♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

EM9sus2 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), 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 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 4 4 2) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
E Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (14 11 12 11) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
E Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 14th position (14 16 16 14) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
Read it as tab

EM9sus2 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 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 4 4 2) in Chicago (DGBE)
E Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (14 11 12 11) in Chicago (DGBE)
E Major 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 14th position (14 16 16 14) in Chicago (DGBE)
Sound

How EM9sus2 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
openshimmering
Genres
ambientjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

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