Suspended & power

E♭ suspended 2nd chord

Open and airy; the 2nd replaces the 3rd, so it is neither major nor minor.

Spell as D♯sus2

How to play E♭sus2

x68866 · Barre · 6th fret

Right hand: E♭ (1), F (3), B♭ (5)

3311 · Barre · 1st fret

There’s no open-string way to play E♭sus2 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 6th fret (x68866).

On piano, E♭sus2 has two black keys (E♭ and B♭) and one white key.

On ukulele the usual E♭sus2 shape is 3311, with a small 2-string barre at the 1st fret.

E♭sus2 contains exactly the same notes as B♭sus4. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and E♭sus2 becomes a different chord: swap F for G for E♭, raise F to G♭ for E♭m, swap F for A♭ for E♭sus4 and add G for E♭add9.