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E♭7sus4/B♭ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

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About the chord

E♭ dominant 7th suspended 4th / B♭ (2nd inversion)

The E♭ dominant 7th suspended 4th dominant 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth A♭, creating a suspended, unresolved tension. The combination of the fourth A♭, fifth B♭, and minor seventh D♭ generates a powerful, dramatic sound often used in blues, rock, and jazz for dynamic resolutions. With B♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd inversion of E♭ dominant 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: E♭
Bass note: B♭
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 28

Chord tones

E♭A♭B♭D♭

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

E♭ Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

A♭ Perfect Fourth 4

The fourth creates suspension and a sense of pull toward resolution.

B♭ Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

D♭ Minor Seventh ♭7

The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.

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