Guitar chord · Suspended & power

E♭ suspended 2nd chord on guitar

6 ways to play E♭sus2 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

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

Spell as D♯sus2

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

Left-handed

Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 6th fret — this is the barre.
6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
5th string (A): 6th fret, held by the barre E♭
4th string (D): 8th fret, ring finger (3) B♭
3rd string (G): 8th fret, pinky finger (4) E♭
2nd string (B): 6th fret, held by the barre F
1st string (high E): 6th fret, held by the barre B♭

e|--6---|
B|--6---|
G|--8---|
D|--8---|
A|--6---|
E|--x---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

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).