About Ebsus2sus4
Ebsus2sus4 is Eb, F, Ab and Bb. It leaves out the 3rd and includes both the and .
Without a or , Ebsus2sus4 is neither major nor minor. In jazz, sus chords can stand without resolving.
To hear what the adds, start with .
Hear the change
The 2nd drops two frets to a repeated root. The root, 4th, and 5th stay put.
Also written Ebsus2/4 or Eb suspended 2nd and 4th.
How to use Ebsus2sus4
In which keys. Every note of Ebsus2sus4 belongs to C minor (the ♭III), C# major (the ii), Eb major (the I), Eb minor (the i), F minor (the ♭VII), F# major (the vi), Ab major (the V) and Bb minor (the iv).
What to play over Ebsus2sus4
Useful scales
- +GCD
Contains Ebsus2sus4 and adds major third, sixth and major seventh.
- +GCDb
Adds major third, sixth and flat seventh. The flat seventh pushes the sound toward a dominant chord.
- +GbCbDb
Contains Ebsus2sus4 and adds minor third, flat thirteenth and flat seventh.
- +GbCDb
Contains Ebsus2sus4 and adds minor third, sixth and flat seventh.
- +GbCbD
Contains Ebsus2sus4 and adds minor third, flat thirteenth and major seventh.
The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in how this site is built.