Esus4 chord on piano
E suspended 4th: E · A · B. It sounds held breath: the 4th wants to fall to the 3rd, and resolving it is the oldest trick in music.
NotesE A B
Built fromroot + perfect 4th + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: E — finger 1 · A — finger 3 · B — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootE – A – B
- 1stA – B – E
- 2ndB – E – A
Songs that use Esus4
Frédéric ChopinPrelude in E minor
E minor · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinWaltz in A minor
A minor · Intermediate
SchubertSerenade (Ständchen)
D major · Intermediate
J.S. BachJ. S. : Little Prelude in C Major BWV 924
C major · Intermediate
J.S. BachInvention No 4 in D minor BWV 775
D minor · Beginner
J.S. BachFugue in C-Major (from Toccata Adagio and Fugue
C major · Advanced