What notes are in the Ebsus4 chord?

Ebsus4 contains Eb, Ab, Bb. Its formula is 1-4-5.

What is the easiest way to play Ebsus4?

Try x x x 8 9 6 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Ebsus4 in?

Ebsus4 belongs to Db major (as the IIsus4 chord), Eb major (as the Isus4 chord), F# major (as the VIsus4 chord, written D#sus4), Ab major (as the Vsus4 chord).

Is Ebsus4 the same as D#sus4?

Yes. Eb and D# are the same pitch on the guitar, so Ebsus4 and D#sus4 use the same shapes. The name depends on the key: flat keys use flats and sharp keys use sharps.

Why does my Ebsus4 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 Ebsus4?

Yes. A capo lets you play Ebsus4 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Ebsus4 major or minor?

Neither. Ebsus4 has no 3rd; the 4th (Ab) usually resolves down to the 3rd of Eb or Ebm.

Ebsus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Ebsus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play E Flat Suspended Fourth (Charts)

Ebsus4 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as ebsus4 chord, ebsus4 guitar chord and how to play Ebsus4.

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 8 9 6

Easy 3-string version
x x x 8 9 6

Movable shape (11th fret)
11 11 13 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 Ebsus4 (E flat suspended fourth) on guitar, play x 6 6 8 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. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 8 9 6, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Ebsus4 chord facts

Chord	Ebsus4 (E flat suspended fourth)
Other names	Ebsus, D#sus4 (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes	Eb, Ab, Bb
Intervals	Eb (root), Ab (perfect 4th), Bb (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-4-5
Difficulty	Beginner (easy version) to intermediate (full shape)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Ebsus4 on guitar?

The main shape is x 6 6 8 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 ring finger (3) on the G string at fret 8 (Eb, the root).