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This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

Intermediate

D#7sus4 Guitar Chord

A dominant seventh sus4. D#7sus4 has bluesy character.

Also known as

  • Eb7sus4
  • D# 7sus4
  • Eb 7sus4
  • E-flat7sus4
  • D-sharp7sus4
  • E-flat 7sus4
  • D-sharp 7sus4
  • D# dominant 7th suspended 4th
  • Eb dominant 7th suspended 4th
  • E-flat dominant 7th suspended 4th
  • D-sharp dominant 7th suspended 4th

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

This voicing at the 6th fret creates strong tension begging to resolve to D#7. It's heavily used in funk and gospel music. The key is getting a clean barre while your pinky handles the sus4 note — economy of motion is everything here.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 4
eBGDAE 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1
eBGDAE 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2
eBGDAE 1 4 2 4 3 4 2 4

See how D#7sus4 works with other chords — Progression Generator