Ebsus2 chord

Ebsus2 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Ebsus2 is equivalent to D sharp sus 2nd. Ebsus2 can be seen as an Eb major triad with the third (G) replaced by the second (F). It's usually played as a barre chord, whereas It's difficult to find natural fingerings for open chords.

Ebsus2 chord diagram with fingerings
Fingerings
Ebsus2 chord diagram with notes
Notes

Shown in the Fingerings diagram is a barre shape with the index finger laying over five strings – for the suspended 2nd chord, barre shapes with the root on the 6th strings is less suitable.
As shown in Notes diagram, three distinct notes are played with Eb and Bb doublings.
Notice that the diagram starts at the 6th fret rather than the 1st fret.
Short notation: X68866.

Chord structure

The chord consists of three notes. The notes represent the root, second and perfect fifth intervals.

Chord name

Ebsus2 is an abbreviation for E flat suspended second.

Notes

The notes that the Ebsus2 chord consists of are Eb, F and Bb.

Chord progressions

Ebm - Ebsus2 - Ebm

Inversions

1st inversion: Ebsus2/F (means that F is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Ebsus2/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).

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