Banjo Esus2 chord (Sawmill)E suspended 2nd on the 5-string banjo: 4 4 4 4, and 3 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 4 4 4 4 (first position)
- String 4 (D): 4th fret, index finger (barre), F♯
- String 3 (G): 4th fret, index finger (barre), B
- String 2 (C): 4th fret, index finger (barre), E
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, index finger (barre), F♯
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: F♯ B E F♯ · Esus2 is E, F♯, B (1 · 2 · 5)
The 5th string: the short g rubs against the F♯ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
With a capo: on the 2nd fret it’s 0 2 2 2 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dsus2 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 7th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.
Sawmill tuning: gDGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Sawmill once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Esus2 shapes
- 2 4 4 4
at the nut - x 9 6 9
6fr - 14 11 11 14
11fr
Other E chords in Sawmill
Other suspended 2nd chords
Esus2 in other tunings
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