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E♭sus4 chord

E♭ suspended 4th. The notes are E♭, A♭ and B♭. Also written D♯sus4. Four ways to play it are below the neck.

E♭sus4Suspended 4th
E♭ · A♭ · E♭ · A♭ · B♭ · E♭R 4 5also
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Ways to play E♭sus4

Lowest on the neck first. Tap a shape to put it on the fretboard above and hear it. The numbers are fingers (1 is your index), × means leave that string out, and ○ means let it ring open.

What's in E♭sus4

A suspended 4th swaps the 3rd for the 4th: E♭sus4 is E♭, A♭, B♭. The 4th (A♭) sits a half step above the major 3rd (G) and wants to fall onto it.

NoteFormulaInterval from E♭
E♭1Root
A♭4Perfect 4th
B♭5Perfect 5th

Tense in a way that asks to resolve. The classic move is sus4 to major on the same root, which you'll hear at the end of hymns and in plenty of rock intros.

Keys that use E♭sus4

Every major and minor key whose scale contains all of E♭, A♭ and B♭, and the chord's Roman numeral in each.

KeyE♭sus4 is the
E♭ majorIsus4
E♭ minorIsus4
B♭ minorIVsus4
A♭ majorVsus4
G♯ minorVsus4
D♭ majorIIsus4
F♯ majorVIsus4
B majorIIIsus4
C minorIIIsus4
F minorVIIsus4

Progressions to try

Isus4–I in E♭ major

  1. E♭sus4
  2. E♭

The 4th resolves down to the 3rd. Hold the sus longer for more tension.

IV–V–Isus4–I in E♭ major

  1. A♭
  2. B♭
  3. E♭sus4
  4. E♭

A sus4 just before the final chord delays the landing by a beat.

Other chords on E♭:

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