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Guitar chord · Dominant 9sus4

Eb9sus4 chord (Eb Dominant 9sus4)

7sus4 with a 9th: the 3rd is replaced by the 4th, giving an open, unresolved dominant.

Notes EbAbBbDbF
Formula 1 4 5 ♭7 9
Shapes 3 on this page

Eb9sus4 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

6th String Root 11 x 11 10 9 x
5th String Root x 6 6 6 6 6
4th String Root x x 1 1 2 1

Interactive chord diagram

Eb9sus4 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Eb9sus4

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Eb9sus4 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Eb9sus4 chord?
Eb9sus4 is Eb, Ab, Bb, Db, F: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7, 9 of Eb.
How do you play Eb9sus4 on guitar?
6th String Root: 11 x 11 10 9 x; 5th String Root: x 6 6 6 6 6; 4th String Root: x x 1 1 2 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eb9sus4?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Eb9sus4: Eb Minor, Eb Dorian, Eb Mixolydian, Eb Bebop Dominant, Eb Mixolydian b6, Eb Bebop Dorian.

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