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Emaj7sus4/D♯ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

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About the chord

E major 7th suspended 4th / D♯ (3rd inversion)

The E major 7th suspended 4th major 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth A, creating a lush, dreamy sound. The combination of the fourth A, fifth B, and major seventh D♯ produces a sophisticated, modern harmony, enhancing ambient and jazz progressions with an ethereal color. With D♯ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of E major 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: E
Bass note: D♯
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 127

Chord tones

EABD♯

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

E Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

A Perfect Fourth 4

The fourth creates suspension and a sense of pull toward resolution.

B Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

D♯ Major Seventh 7

The major seventh adds a smooth, lush tension close to the root.

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