E Sus2 Chord on E9 Pedal Steel
E Sus2 on E9 Pedal Steel as a steel plays it: every straight-bar and short slant position with no pedal or lever down, with the strings to pick.
The E Sus2 chord is a suspended chord that swaps the third for a second or fourth, leaving the harmony open and unresolved. It is built from the notes E, F#, B. This page shows how to play E Sus2 on E9 Pedal Steel with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
E Sus2 rings entirely on open strings here — nothing to stop at all. The D, G# and D# strings stay silent, so 6 of 10 sound. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from B2 up to F#4.
E9 Pedal Steel is tuned B–D–E–F#–G#–B–E–G#–D#–F#, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.