Emaj7sus4 Suspended

The Emaj7sus4 chord is built from the notes E – A – B – D#.

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Chord tones, one by one

ERoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — E.

AThird

Suspended 4th

A perfect 4th replaces the third — tense, wants to resolve (sus4).

BFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

D#Seventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Ionian (major) scale; its characteristic note is the perfect 4th, what sets it apart from Lydian.

🎸 Genres

Pop · Classical · Gospel

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