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Db 7sus2 (Db7sus2)

Also written as C# 7sus2 (C# and Db are the same key).

Download MIDI
1+2+5+b7
B5C#1D#2G#3
4 4

Notes in Db 7sus2

C# (root)D#G#B

Inversions

Same notes as Db 7sus2, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

C# in the bass

B5C#1D#2G#3

1st inversion

D# in the bass (Db7sus2/D#)

B4D#1G#2C#5

2nd inversion

G# in the bass (Db7sus2/G#)

B2G#1C#3D#5

3rd inversion

B in the bass (Db7sus2/B)

B1C#2D#3G#5

Open voicings

A close-position chord like Db 7sus2 can sound cluttered in the middle of the keyboard. Jazz players open it up by dropping one note down an octave, spreading the same notes wider without changing the chord.

Drop 2

G# on the bottom

B5G#3C#1D#2

Drop 3

D# on the bottom

B5D#2C#1G#3

The notes C#, D#, G# and B make up Db 7sus2.

The sus2 cousin of 7sus4: the third is replaced by a major second, with a minor seventh underneath. It sounds more open and floating than a normal dominant seventh, and it resolves nicely down to the plain seventh when you want a little movement in a groove.

Related chords

Dbsus2Db7sus4Db7

Difficulty: Intermediate. Category: Extended chords. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.