How to play it on guitar
An x is a string you don't play and 0 is an open string. The number on the left is the fret where the shape starts.
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The A♭sus4 chord (A flat suspended fourth) has 3 notes: A♭, D♭ and E♭. It is a suspended chord: the fourth replaces the third. It sounds suspended and eager to fall back to major. It works as Isus4 in A flat major and Vsus4 in D flat major.
An x is a string you don't play and 0 is an open string. The number on the left is the fret where the shape starts.
446644xx6644xx6899| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| A♭ | Root |
| D♭ | Perfect fourth |
| E♭ | Perfect fifth |
The highlighted keys (A♭, D♭ and E♭) make the chord in root position.
13446344A♭sus4 is one of the chords of these keys. The degree tells you its role.
Open them in the chord progression player to loop them and write over them.
A♭sus4 has 3 notes: A♭, D♭ and E♭. It is a suspended chord: the fourth replaces the third.
The usual shape is 446644, read from the low E string to the high E string. If you can't play barre chords yet, start with the easy version: xx6644.
A♭sus4 is in D flat major (Vsus4) and A flat major (Isus4).