Piano chord
E♭ sus4 chord
E♭sus4 is a suspended chord: the root E♭, a perfect 4th up to A♭ and a perfect 5th up to B♭.
- Symbol
- E♭sus4
- Notes
- E♭ – A♭ – B♭
Play it yourself
Tap E♭, A♭ and B♭ on the keys below, in any order.
- E♭
- A♭
- B♭
Sus chords replace the third with another note, so they are neither major nor minor. A sus4 chord sounds like it is waiting, and often resolves to the major chord on the same root.
Inversions of E♭sus4
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
E♭ – A♭ – B♭
- 1st inversion · E♭sus4/A♭
A♭ – B♭ – E♭
- 2nd inversion · E♭sus4/B♭
B♭ – E♭ – A♭
Keys with E♭sus4
E♭sus4 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.