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E flat seventh suspended fourth (Eb7sus4) chord on cavaquinho

Notes
E♭A♭B♭D♭
Formula
145♭7

How to play Eb7sus4 on cavaquinho

  1. Shape 1 · fret 1

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 1: from fret 1, notes Eb, Ab, Db

  2. Shape 2 · fret 4

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 2: from fret 4, notes Eb, Ab, Db

  3. Shape 3 · fret 8

    Eb7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 3: from fret 8, notes Eb, Ab, Bb, Db

  4. Shape 4 · fret 1

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 4: from fret 1, notes Eb, Ab, Db

  5. Shape 5 · fret 4

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 5: from fret 4, notes Eb, Ab, Db

  6. Shape 6 · fret 8

    Eb7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 6: from fret 8, notes Eb, Ab, Bb, Db

Some shapes leave out: 5th (B♭). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (E flat).

Eb7sus4 inversions on cavaquinho

The same Eb7sus4 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Eb7sus4/Bb

    E flat seventh suspended fourth, Eb7sus4/Bb, 8-8-9-11E♭7sus4/B♭81234B♭E♭A♭D♭metronotuner.com

  2. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Eb7sus4/Bb

    E flat seventh suspended fourth, Eb7sus4/Bb, 8646E♭7sus4/B♭44213B♭D♭E♭A♭metronotuner.com

  3. 7th (D♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Eb7sus4/Db

    E flat seventh suspended fourth, Eb7sus4/Db, x646E♭7sus4/D♭4314D♭E♭A♭metronotuner.com

  4. 7th (D♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Eb7sus4/Db

    E flat seventh suspended fourth, Eb7sus4/Db, 11-8-9-8E♭7sus4/D♭84132D♭E♭A♭B♭metronotuner.com

About the seventh suspended fourth chord

A dominant chord with the fourth in place of the third: it keeps the seventh but drops the tension of the tritone, so it sounds "suspended". Found in modern jazz, funk, gospel and as a lead-in to the regular dominant (G7sus4 → G7 → C).

Notes and intervals of Eb7sus4

Eb7sus4 (E flat seventh suspended fourth) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E♭ · 1 · root
  • A♭ · 4 · perfect fourth
  • B♭ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • D♭ · ♭7 · minor seventh

Other E flat chords

Seventh suspended fourth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Eb7sus4 chord on cavaquinho?

Eb7sus4 (E flat seventh suspended fourth) has 6 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Eb7sus4?

The notes of Eb7sus4 are E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭. The formula is 1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7: root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

What does Eb7sus4 mean?

Eb7sus4 is the chord symbol for E flat seventh suspended fourth. A dominant chord with the fourth in place of the third: it keeps the seventh but drops the tension of the tritone, so it sounds "suspended". Found in modern jazz, funk, gospel and as a lead-in to the regular dominant (G7sus4 → G7 → C).

Can I play Eb7sus4 on other instruments?

Yes. Eb7sus4 also has a page on guitar, on ukulele, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Eb7sus4 on other instruments

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