Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

A11sus4A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th

F♯Root
Btone
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Btone

Formula 6 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2  ·  Notes F♯ · B · C♯ · E · G♯ · B

How to play it

A11sus4 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), 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).

A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 0 x 3 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 3 x 3 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 0 x 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 3 x 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 x 0 6 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 x 3 6 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 0 6 x 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 0 6 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
Read it as tab

A11sus4 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.

A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 0 x 3 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 3 x 3 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 0 x 0 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 x 0 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 x 0 6 0 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 x 3 6 0 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 0 6 x 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Dominant 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 0 6 0 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
Sound

How A11sus4 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fullsuspended
Genres
gospelsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · B · C♯ · E · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2
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