Standard
E♭ suspended fourth · A shape
E♭sus4 guitar chord
What it is
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Standard
D♯ seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Frets 5–6
Standard
E♭ suspended second and fourth · Frets 6–8
How to play E♭sus4 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 8th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the B string at the 9th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 6 8 8 9 6 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier E♭sus4
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 1 3 4 4
E♭sus4, the easier shape
StandardD shape · Frets 1–4 · 4 strings
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.
More E♭ chords on guitar
E♭brightE♭msadE♭7the pullE♭maj7dreamyE♭m7mellowE♭sus2openE♭add9sweetD♯dimthe edgeE♭auguneasyE♭6sweetE♭m6bittersweetE♭9the pullE♭7sus4openE♭5rawD♯m7♭5the edgeD♯dim7the edgeEvery E♭ chord ›
Suspended fourth chords in every key
Csus4openC♯sus4openDsus4openEsus4openFsus4openF♯sus4openGsus4openA♭sus4openAsus4openB♭sus4openBsus4open
E♭sus4 on other instruments
7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo