How to Play a Dbsus2 Chord on Guitar – Easy Db Suspended Second Guitar Chord

Spelled Db, Eb and Ab, the Dbsus2 chord is the Db suspended second: a root, a major second and a perfect fifth. It is the flat-key name for C#sus2, a chord with identical pitches.

Since the third is absent, the harmony stays open, and the chord feels suspended until something resolves it. A melody that lands on the second sounds at home over it, because that note is part of the chord. Over this chord, the Db major pentatonic scale gives every melody note a safe landing, because Db, Eb and Ab are all part of it.

Db suspended 2nd guitar chord is also written as Dbsus2, Dbsus9 or Db2.

Dbsus2 Chord Notes and Formula

Notes that compose the Db sus2 chord:

Db Eb Ab

How to create the Suspended Second chord:

Formula: 1 2 5

Same chord, different name: Dbsus2 is also written as C#sus2 (C# suspended second).

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Chords That Go With Dbsus2

One key where Dbsus2 fits is Db major, where it works as the I chord. These are the main chords of that key, the ones you will often hear around it:

I · Db ii · Ebm iii · Fm IV · Gb V · Ab vi · Bbm

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More Db Chords

Db Dbm Db7 Dbm7 Dbmaj7 Dbsus4 Dbadd9 Dbdim Db9 Db6 Dbaug Dbm6 Db7sus4 Dbdim7

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FAQ

Which notes does Dbsus2 hold?

Dbsus2 is spelled Db, Eb and Ab. That is a root, a major second and a perfect fifth. The third is left out.

Is Dbsus2 the same chord as C#sus2?

Yes, they sound identical. C#sus2 is spelled C#, D# and G#. The Db spelling is more usual in flat keys.

How is Db suspended second different from Db major?

Db major has the third F. Dbsus2 puts Eb, a whole step up from the root, in its place, and keeps Db and Ab.

Which scale fits Dbsus2?

The Db Major Pentatonic Scale (Db, Eb, F, Ab, Bb) contains Db, Eb and Ab. They are its 1st, 2nd and 5th degrees.