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

E9sus4E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th

G♯Root

C♯tone

D♯tone

F♯tone

A♯tone

Formula 3 · 6 · 7 · 2 · ♭5 · Notes G♯ · C♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

E9sus4 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).

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (0 0 x 1 3 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (0 0 0 1 3 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (0 0 2 1 3 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (0 0 2 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (0 3 x 1 0 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (0 3 0 1 0 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (0 3 2 1 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — Open (0 3 2 1 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Read it as tab

E9sus4 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 4th guitar tab — Open (0 0 x 1 3 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (0 0 0 1 3 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (0 0 2 1 3 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (0 0 2 1 3 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (0 3 x 1 0 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (0 3 0 1 0 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (0 3 2 1 0 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

E Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — Open (0 3 2 1 0 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Sound

How E9sus4 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

soulfulsuspendedsmooth

Genres

gospelsouljazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · 6 · 7 · 2 · ♭5

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