Dominant family
E seventh suspended fourth chord
E7sus4E seventh suspended fourth
Piano root position
- Root
- 4
- 5
- ♭7
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- E1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- 3
- A4
- ♭5
- B5
- ♯5
- 6
- D♭7
- 7
- E Root
- A Perfect 4th
- B Perfect 5th
- D Minor 7th
About this chord
What is an E seventh suspended fourth chord?
E7sus4 is built from 4 notes: E (the root), A (the 4), B (the 5), D (the ♭7). A dominant that floats instead of pushing.
- Notes
- E · A · B · D
- Formula
- 1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7
- Also written
- E7sus
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
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