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Guitar chord · 7th Suspended 4th

E7sus4 chord (E 7th Suspended 4th)

Soulful, unresolved dominant chord widely used in gospel, R&B, and jazz.

Notes EABD
Formula 1 4 5 ♭7
Shapes 1 on this page

E7sus4 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, E.

5th String Root 7sus4 x 7 9 7 10 7

Interactive chord diagram

E7sus4 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E

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Questions

What notes are in a E7sus4 chord?
E7sus4 is E, A, B, D: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7 of E.
How do you play E7sus4 on guitar?
5th String Root 7sus4: x 7 9 7 10 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

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