E♭sus2
Sus2 · E♭ – F – B♭
- E♭R
- F2
- B♭5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭sus2 chord
The E♭sus2 chord (sus2) is made up of 3 notes — E♭ is the root, F the major second and B♭ the perfect fifth. The third is replaced by the second, so the chord is left neither major nor minor.
On guitar, E♭sus2 chords sit higher up the neck: x63346, around the 3rd fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Suspended-second chords leave out the third for an open, airy sound.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭sus2 chord?
- The E♭sus2 chord contains the notes E♭, F and B♭.
- How do you play E♭sus2 on guitar?
- A common shape is x63346. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭sus2 chord?
- The E♭sus2 chord is built from the root (E♭), a major second (F) and a perfect fifth (B♭).
- Is E♭sus2 the same as D♯sus2?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭sus2 and D♯sus2 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭sus2.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭sus2 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.