Guitar UpscaleEbsus4 chord on guitar
The Eb suspended 4th chord, written Ebsus4, has 3 notes: Eb Ab Bb. The root Eb is also written D#, so D#sus4 is the same chord.
As tab, thick low E string first: xx1344, x66896, x66344. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little, T thumb. × marks a muted string and ○ an open one.
| Notes | Eb Ab Bb |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 4 5 |
| Intervals | Root, Perfect 4th, Perfect 5th |
About the Suspended 4th Chord
A sus4 chord swaps the third for the fourth, a tense sound that wants to fall back to the major chord. More about the Suspended 4th Chord.
Scales to play over Ebsus4
Each of these scales holds every note of the chord:
- Eb Natural Minor scale
- Eb Harmonic Minor scale
- Eb Phrygian Mode
- Eb Melodic Minor scale
- Eb Dorian Mode
- Eb Minor Pentatonic scale
- Eb Major Scale
- Eb Mixolydian Mode
- Eb Blues Scale