G♭ suspended 2nd chord

Playing it

There’s no open-string way to play G♭sus2 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 9th fret (x-9-11-11-9-9).

On piano, every note of G♭sus2 is a black key.

On ukulele the usual G♭sus2 shape is 1124, using four fingers.

Related chords

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

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