E7sus2 Suspended
The E7sus2 chord is built from the notes E – F# – B – D.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
E-7sus2Emin7sus2
Chord tones, one by one
ERoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — E.
F#Third
Suspended 2nd
A major 2nd replaces the third — the chord sounds open and unresolved (sus2).
BFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
DSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).
🎸 Genres
Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel