Esus2 5-string bass chord

How to play Esus2 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 9th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 9th fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 9th fret. Let the E string ring open. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 0 9 9 9 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Esus2?

Esus2, E suspended second, is E, F♯ and B: the root (E), the major second (F♯) and the perfect fifth (B). Its formula is 1 2 5.

Is Esus2 the same as Eadd9?

No, though the names point at the same extra note, F♯. Esus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; Eadd9 keeps the third, G♯, and adds the ninth on top.

Where does Esus2 go?

Often back to E or Em, F♯ moving up to the third. It also works on its own as an open, ringing chord.