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E A D G B E
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Progression

The Sus resolution in Eb major

Sus resolution in Eb major plays Eb, Bbsus4 and Bb — I, V and V — across 4 chords. A suspended fourth built and released on the dominant before resolving home — the sound of a cadence taking one extra breath.

The chords, in order

1EbI
2Bbsus4V
3BbV
4EbI

The shapes

IEb
Eb major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 5, open, fret 4, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr
x65046
VBbsus4
Bb suspended fourth, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 6, fret 8, fret 8, fret 6, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 6.6fr
668866
VBb
Bb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, open, fret 3, fret 3, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo.
x10331

The same progression in a nearby key

Open Sus resolution in Eb major in the explorer →All seven chords in Eb major →