“Jack Straw” by the Grateful Dead has an Esus chord in the intro and in other sections of the song. But I did remember a song that has an Esus chord in it” I tried to find some examples of an E sus chord in all my songbooks but I couldn’t find any. You’ll often see a chord progression that alternates between the major triad and the sus chord, It’s very common to play a major then add the 4th in place of the 3rd (suspended chord) then go back to the major again. I would guess half of a measure is the most common length that the chord is played. As a result, you will rarely see a sus chord played for more than one measure in 4/4 time. Suspended chords have a sound that is often described as hollow, restless, unstable, open, or as having tension.
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How to use a sus4 chord and an example of an Esus chord in a song
*Jump to answers at the bottom of the page to check your answers Now that you know how to build a sus4 \ sus chord, name the notes in the following suspended chords: If you only see “sus” then it is implied to be a suspended chord with the perfect fourth By the way, I personally only use “sus”, never “sus4”. The chord then loses its major or minor sound until you release the suspension and return to the major or minor quality of the chord. The major or minor 3rd is replaced by a perfect 4th in the case of a sus \ sus4 chord or replaced by the major 2nd for a sus2 chord. In case you see a sus2 chord, the “2” means the 3rd is replaced by the major 2nd (M2) of the chord root. The formula for a sus chord is:ġ – 4 – 5, or root note, perfect 4th and perfect 5th (1-P4-P5).Ĭheck out my article on music intervals if you are unfamiliar with the terms 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The sus \ sus4 chord is built with a root note, the perfect 4th and fifth of that root note. Sometimes you will see “sus4” which is the same as “sus”. Check out the Wikipedia article on suspended chords for a more in-depth definition.īut in popular music, it just means replacing the 3rd of a major or minor triad with the perfect 4th of the chord root. The textbook definition of a “suspension” is when a note from a previous chord carries over into the next chord, commonly replacing the 3rd of the chord with the perfect 4th. What is a suspended chord (sus, sus4, sus2) Other scales that build the chord are E and A harmonic & melodic minor, and D melodic minor. For example, the D (DEF#AB) and A major (ABC#EF#) major pentatonic scales have the notes to build the E sus chord. You can also build a suspended chord from the major \ minor pentatonic scales. You can not build a sus chord on the 4th and 7th scale degrees of the major scale The 4th scale degree has an augmented 4th while the 7th scale degree has a diminished 5th. The major scale can build a suspended chord on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, & 6th scale degrees (I-ii-iii-V-vi). G major: G- A– B-C-D- E-F#, E sus chord built on the 6th (minor triad) of the scaleĭ major: D- E-F#-G- A– B-C#, E sus chord built on the 2nd (minor triad) of the scaleĪ major: A– B-C#-D- E-F#-G#, E sus chord built on the 5th (major triad) of the scaleĮ major: E-F#-G#- A– B-C#-D#, E sus chord built on the tonic or 1st (major triad) Those notes exist in the major scale keys of C, G, D, A and E.Ĭ major: C-D- E-F-G- A– B, E sus chord built on the 3rd (minor triad) of the scale The E sus chord contains the notes E, A, and B.
I also have 16 Esus guitar chord shapes and 1 song example of an E sus chord.Į sus chord: notes & scales that build an Esus4 chord I will cover how to build a suspended chord and the keys that have an E sus chord in them. There are also many closed and bar chord shapes for an Esus chord. The E sus chord has the notes E, A & B and is easy to play on a guitar with open strings in standard tuning.
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