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E♭sus2

Character: open, neutral

  1. E♭Rtriad
  2. F2triad
  3. B♭5triad
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Voicings

10 ways to play E♭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
CC shape 1st inversion E♭sus2/F
3 4 5 6 3 R 5 2

Frets x x 3 3 4 xNotes F B♭ E♭Intervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape Root position E♭sus2
3 4 5 6 3 5 2 R 5 R

Frets x 6 3 3 4 6Notes E♭ F B♭Intervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape 2nd inversion E♭sus2/B♭
3 4 5 6 3 2 R 5 5 R 5

Frets 6 6 3 3 4 6Notes B♭ E♭ FIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape Root position E♭sus2
6 7 8 9 3 5 2 R 5 R

Frets x 6 8 8 6 6Notes E♭ F B♭Intervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape 2nd inversion E♭sus2/B♭
6 7 8 9 3 2 R 5 5 R

Frets x 6 8 8 6 6Notes B♭ E♭ FIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape 1st inversion E♭sus2/F
8 9 10 11 3 R 5 2

Frets x 8 8 8 x xNotes F B♭ E♭Intervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape Root position E♭sus2
8 9 10 11 3 5 2 R R 5 R

Frets 11 8 8 8 11 11Notes E♭ F B♭Intervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion E♭sus2/F
1 2 3 4 3 R 5 2

Frets 1 1 1 x x xNotes F B♭ E♭Intervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion E♭sus2/F
10 11 12 13 3 R 5 2 R

Frets 11 x x 10 11 11Notes F B♭ E♭Intervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion E♭sus2/B♭
1 2 3 4 3 2 R 5 R

Frets x x 1 3 4 1Notes B♭ E♭ FIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

The rules

The construction rules E♭sus2 follows

  1. 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.

  2. 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

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E♭sus2 chord questions

What notes are in E♭sus2?

E♭sus2 is spelled E♭ F B♭: E♭ is the root, F is the 2nd, B♭ is the 5th.

What is the formula of E♭sus2?

1 2 5. It is a E♭ sus2 triad.

How many ways can you play E♭sus2 on guitar?

This page shows 10 voicings of E♭sus2, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.