What notes are in the Eb7sus4 chord?

Eb7sus4 contains Eb, Ab, Bb, Db. Its formula is 1-4-5-b7.

What is the easiest way to play Eb7sus4?

Try x x x 8 9 9 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Eb7sus4 in?

Eb7sus4 belongs to Db major (as the II7sus4 chord), F# major (as the VI7sus4 chord, written D#7sus4), Ab major (as the V7sus4 chord), B major (as the III7sus4 chord, written D#7sus4).

Is Eb7sus4 the same as D#7sus4?

Yes. Eb and D# are the same pitch on the guitar, so Eb7sus4 and D#7sus4 use the same shapes. The name depends on the key: flat keys use flats and sharp keys use sharps.

Why does my Eb7sus4 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Eb7sus4?

Yes. A capo lets you play Eb7sus4 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

What does Eb7sus4 resolve to?

Usually to Eb7 (the 4th falls to the 3rd) and then to the chord a 4th above.

Eb7sus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Eb7sus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play E Flat Seventh Suspended Fourth (Charts)

Eb7sus4 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as eb7sus4 chord, eb7sus4 guitar chord and how to play Eb7sus4.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Barre (6th fret, A-string root)
x 6 6 6 9 6

Easy 3-string version
x x x 8 9 9

Movable shape (11th fret)
11 11 11 13 11 11

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Eb7sus4 (E flat seventh suspended fourth) on guitar, play x 6 6 6 9 6 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (6th fret, A-string root) shape). The chord contains Eb, Ab, Bb, Db. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 8 9 9, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Eb7sus4 chord facts

Chord	Eb7sus4 (E flat seventh suspended fourth)
Other names	Eb7sus, Ebsus7, D#7sus4 (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes	Eb, Ab, Bb, Db
Intervals	Eb (root), Ab (perfect 4th), Bb (perfect 5th), Db (minor 7th)
Formula	1-4-5-b7
Difficulty	Beginner (easy version) to intermediate (full shape)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Eb7sus4 on guitar?

The main shape is x 6 6 6 9 6 (Barre (6th fret, A-string root)). Finger by finger:

Lay your index finger flat across the A to high e strings at fret 6. This is the barre.
Put your pinky (4) on the B string at fret 9 (Ab, the perfect 4th).