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F7sus4/E♭ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 29 playable shapes

About the chord

F dominant 7th suspended 4th / E♭ (3rd inversion)

The F dominant 7th suspended 4th dominant 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth B♭, creating a suspended, unresolved tension. The combination of the fourth B♭, fifth C, and minor seventh E♭ generates a powerful, dramatic sound often used in blues, rock, and jazz for dynamic resolutions. With E♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of F dominant 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: F
Bass note: E♭
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 29

Chord tones

FB♭CE♭

Notes & Intervals

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

F Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

B♭ Perfect Fourth 4

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

C Perfect Fifth 5

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

E♭ Minor Seventh ♭7

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

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