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Piano chord

E♭7sus4E flat seventh suspended fourth

  • E♭1
  • A♭4
  • B♭5
  • D♭♭7
Notes
4
Positions
4
Span
10semitones
Fingers
1-3-4-5

How to play E♭7sus4 on piano

  1. Find E♭: it is the root and the lowest note of the chord in root position.
  2. Right hand: 1 on E♭, 3 on A♭, 4 on B♭, 5 on D♭.
  3. Or with the left hand: 5 on E♭, 3 on A♭, 2 on B♭, 1 on D♭.
  4. Press the keys together, with curved fingers and a loose wrist, and let them ring.
  1. E♭7sus4 on piano, Root position: E♭ A♭ B♭ D♭E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭E♭A♭B♭D♭1345
    E♭7sus4 on piano, Root position: E♭ A♭ B♭ D♭E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭E♭A♭B♭D♭5321

    Root position · E♭ – A♭ – B♭ – D♭

  2. E♭7sus4 on piano, 1st inversion: A♭ B♭ D♭ E♭A♭, B♭, D♭, E♭A♭B♭D♭E♭1245
    E♭7sus4 on piano, 1st inversion: A♭ B♭ D♭ E♭A♭, B♭, D♭, E♭A♭B♭D♭E♭5421

    1st inversion · A♭ – B♭ – D♭ – E♭

  3. E♭7sus4 on piano, 2nd inversion: B♭ D♭ E♭ A♭B♭, D♭, E♭, A♭B♭D♭E♭A♭1235
    E♭7sus4 on piano, 2nd inversion: B♭ D♭ E♭ A♭B♭, D♭, E♭, A♭B♭D♭E♭A♭5431

    2nd inversion · B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – A♭

  4. E♭7sus4 on piano, 3rd inversion: D♭ E♭ A♭ B♭D♭, E♭, A♭, B♭D♭E♭A♭B♭1245
    E♭7sus4 on piano, 3rd inversion: D♭ E♭ A♭ B♭D♭, E♭, A♭, B♭D♭E♭A♭B♭5421

    3rd inversion · D♭ – E♭ – A♭ – B♭

Numbers on the keys are fingers: 1 thumb, 2 index, 3 middle, 4 ring, 5 little finger.

E♭7sus4 inversions

Here are all 4 positions of E♭7sus4. The notes stay the same, only their order changes: root position has E♭ at the bottom, and every inversion starts on the next chord tone.

E♭7sus4 with two hands

A full sound: the left hand plays E♭ an octave lower, the right hand plays E♭–A♭–B♭–D♭.

E♭7sus4 with two handsE♭, E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭E♭E♭A♭B♭D♭51345

E♭7sus4 on other instruments

About the E♭7sus4 chord

The 4 notes of E flat seventh suspended fourth are E♭ (1), A♭ (4), B♭ (5), D♭ (♭7). A seventh with a suspended fourth: the dominant seventh without its third, the fourth in its place. Used before the plain seventh chord or as a softer dominant.

On the keyboard, start from E♭ and add the other notes above it: E♭ – A♭ – B♭ – D♭. From the lowest to the highest key that is 10 semitones. That is less than an octave, so E♭7sus4 sits comfortably under one hand.

Each inversion of E♭7sus4 puts a different note in the bass. In the 1st inversion the bass is A♭ (A♭–B♭–D♭–E♭). In the 2nd inversion the bass is B♭ (B♭–D♭–E♭–A♭). In the 3rd inversion the bass is D♭ (D♭–E♭–A♭–B♭).

Add D♭ to E♭sus4 and you have E♭7sus4.

Questions

What notes are in the E♭7sus4 chord?

E♭7sus4 (E flat seventh suspended fourth) has 4 notes: E♭ (1), A♭ (4), B♭ (5), D♭ (♭7).

How many inversions does E♭7sus4 have?

E♭7sus4 can be played in 4 positions: Root position (E♭–A♭–B♭–D♭); 1st inversion (A♭–B♭–D♭–E♭); 2nd inversion (B♭–D♭–E♭–A♭); 3rd inversion (D♭–E♭–A♭–B♭).

What is the difference between E♭7sus4 and E♭sus4?

Add D♭ to E♭sus4 and you have E♭7sus4.

Can I play E♭7sus4 with one hand?

Yes. In root position E♭7sus4 spans 10 semitones, less than an octave, so one hand holds it easily.

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