6-string bass · Standard
E sixth suspended fourth · Open position
E6sus4 6-string bass chord
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How to play E6sus4 on 6-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the D string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the C string at the 1st fret. Let the E and A strings ring open. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 0 0 2 2 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E6sus4?
E6sus4, E sixth suspended fourth, is E, A, B and C♯: the root (E), the perfect fourth (A), the perfect fifth (B) and the major sixth (C♯). Its formula is 1 4 5 6.
More E chords on 6-string bass
EbrightEmsadE7the pullEmaj7dreamyEm7mellowEsus2openEsus4openEadd9sweetEdimthe edgeEauguneasyE6sweetEm6bittersweetE9the pullE7sus4openE5rawEm7♭5the edgeEdim7the edgeEvery E chord ›
Sixth suspended fourth chords in every key
C6sus4openC♯6sus4openD6sus4openE♭6sus4openF6sus4openF♯6sus4openG6sus4openA♭6sus4openA6sus4openB♭6sus4openB6sus4open
E6sus4 on other instruments
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