Guitar chord · Suspended & power
G♭ suspended 2nd chord on guitar
x-9-11-11-9-9 · Barre · 9th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♭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.
- Notes
- G♭A♭D♭
- Formula
- 125
- Built from
- root · major 2nd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 9th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 9th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 9th fret, held by the barre G♭
- 4th string (D): 11th fret, ring finger (3) D♭
- 3rd string (G): 11th fret, pinky finger (4) G♭
- 2nd string (B): 9th fret, held by the barre A♭
- 1st string (high E): 9th fret, held by the barre D♭
Tablature
e|--9---| B|--9---| G|--11--| D|--11--| A|--9---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♭sus2 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing G♭sus2 on guitar
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).
