E♭sus4 7-string guitar chord

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7-string · Standard

E♭ suspended fourth · Frets 3–6

BEADGBE3R45R4noteE♭A♭B♭E♭A♭roleR45R4fret66344frets 3–6C1C2C3C4C5C6
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How to play E♭sus4 on 7-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 6th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the high B string at the 4th fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low B and low E strings.

From the low B string x x 6 6 3 4 4 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E♭sus4?

E♭sus4, E♭ suspended fourth, is E♭, A♭ and B♭: the root (E♭), the perfect fourth (A♭) and the perfect fifth (B♭). Its formula is 1 4 5.

Where does E♭sus4 go?

Usually to E♭: the fourth, A♭, falls a half step to the third, G. Playing E♭sus4 then E♭ is one of the oldest moves in music.

What is the difference between E♭sus4 and E♭sus2?

E♭sus4 puts A♭ where the third would be, E♭sus2 puts F there. Both leave the third out.

E♭sus4 on other instruments

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