How Do You Play An E Sus 4 Chord On Guitar?
The E sus 4 chord is a very airy and open-sounding chord. It is very common in popular music. The chord form is a variation of the standard E major chord. In this article you will learn how to construct and play an E sus 4 chord on your guitar. The “sus” that you see in standard chord diagrams is short for “suspended” due to the unresolved sound that suspended chords create. Play the low E string (sixth string) on your guitar “open.” Open means that you do not fret the string at all. This is the root of the chord. Place your middle finger on the second fret of the A string (fifth string) and pluck the string. Using your ring finger, press down on the second fret of the D string. Play the string. Place your pinky on the second fret of the G string (third stret) and play the string. Play the B string (second string) open. Play the high E string (first string) open. Continue to hold all of the frets in Steps 1 to 6 down and strum all of the notes together, including the open strings. That
