Guitar chord · Suspended & power
G♭ suspended 4th chord on guitar
224422 · Barre · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♭sus4 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Hanging tension that usually resolves to a major or minor chord.
- Notes
- G♭C♭D♭
- Formula
- 145
- Built from
- root · perfect 4th · 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 · 2nd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 6 strings at the 2nd fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 2nd fret, held by the barre G♭
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, held by the barre C♭
- 4th string (D): 4th fret, ring finger (3) G♭
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) C♭
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, held by the barre D♭
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, held by the barre G♭
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--2---| G|--4---| D|--4---| A|--2---| E|--2---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♭sus4 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♭sus4 on guitar
On guitar, G♭sus4 is most often played as a barre chord across the 2nd fret (224422). While you build strength, you can play just the top four strings of the same shape (xx4422).
Notice the C♭ in G♭sus4 (G♭ C♭ D♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–C–D), so the perfect 4th has to be written C♭ rather than B — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
