E♭sus4 8-string guitar chord

How to play E♭sus4 on 8-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 F♯, low B and low E strings.

From the F♯ string x 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.