5-string bass · Standard
E ninth suspended fourth · Frets 4–5
E9sus4 5-string bass chord
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How to play E9sus4 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the B string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the E string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 5th fret and your index finger on the D string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the G string.
From the B string 5 5 5 4 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E9sus4?
E9sus4, E ninth suspended fourth, is E, A, B, D and F♯: the root (E), the perfect fourth (A), the perfect fifth (B), the minor seventh (D) and the ninth (F♯). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7 9.
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E9sus4 on other instruments
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