D♭sus2
Character: open, neutral
- D♭Rtriad
- E♭2triad
- A♭5triad
11 ways to play D♭sus2
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x x 1 1 2 xNotes E♭ A♭ D♭Intervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 4 1 1 2 4Notes D♭ E♭ A♭Intervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 4 4 1 1 2 4Notes A♭ D♭ E♭Intervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 4 6 6 4 4Notes D♭ E♭ A♭Intervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 4 6 6 4 4Notes A♭ D♭ E♭Intervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 6 6 6 x xNotes E♭ A♭ D♭Intervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 9 6 6 6 9 9Notes D♭ E♭ A♭Intervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 9 x x 8 9 9Notes E♭ A♭ D♭Intervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 9 11 11 8 9 9Notes D♭ E♭ A♭Intervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 9 11 11 8 9 9Notes A♭ D♭ E♭Intervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 11 11 11 x x xNotes E♭ A♭ D♭Intervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
The construction rules D♭sus2 follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
Sus chords replace the 3rd
A 2nd or a 4th takes the 3rd’s place, so the chord is neither major nor minor and wants to resolve. 7sus4 keeps the ♭7 for a dominant without its 3rd.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Suspended 2nd in every key
More chords on D♭
D♭sus2 chord questions
What notes are in D♭sus2?
D♭sus2 is spelled D♭ E♭ A♭: D♭ is the root, E♭ is the 2nd, A♭ is the 5th.
What is the formula of D♭sus2?
1 2 5. It is a D♭ sus2 triad.
How many ways can you play D♭sus2 on guitar?
This page shows 11 voicings of D♭sus2, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.