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.
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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Scales to play over E7sus4
These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when E7sus4 is the chord of the moment.
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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).
- What scale goes with E7sus4?
- Scales on E that contain every note of E7sus4: E Minor, E Minor Pentatonic, E Blues, E Dorian, E Phrygian, E Mixolydian.
7th Suspended 4th chords in every key
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E Em Edim E5 E7 Emaj7 Em7 Em(maj7) Emaj9 E9 Em9 Em11 E6 Em6 Eadd9 Esus4 Esus2 E7#9 Eaug Emaj7#5 Edim7 Em7b5 E7b9 E13 E6/9 E11 E9sus4 Emadd9 Eadd11 Em6/9 E7#5 E7b5 E7#11 Emaj13 Em13 Emaj11 E9#11 Emaj9#11 Emaj7#11 Em9b5 E7sus4b9 Em(maj9) E9#5 E9b5 E7b5b9 E7#5b9 E7#5#9 E7b5#9 E7b13 E13b9 E13#11 Em7#5 Emaj7b5 Edim(maj7) Emadd11