Guitar chord · Suspended 2nd
Absus2 chord (Ab Suspended 2nd)
Airy, fluid acoustic chord replacing the 3rd with a 2nd.
Notes AbBbEb
Formula 1 2 5
Shapes 2 on this page
Absus2 chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Ab.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Questions
- What notes are in a Absus2 chord?
- Absus2 is Ab, Bb, Eb: the 1, 2, 5 of Ab.
- How do you play Absus2 on guitar?
- Asus2 Shape (5th String Root): x 11 13 13 11 11; Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root): x x 6 8 9 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).