Guitar chord · Suspended 4th
Absus4 chord (Ab Suspended 4th)
Replaces the 3rd with a 4th, suspending major/minor feeling with open tension.
Notes AbDbEb
Formula 1 4 5
Shapes 3 on this page
Absus4 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 Absus4 chord?
- Absus4 is Ab, Db, Eb: the 1, 4, 5 of Ab.
- How do you play Absus4 on guitar?
- Esus4 Open / Barre Shape: 4 6 6 6 4 4; Asus4 Open / Barre Shape: x 11 13 13 14 11; Dsus4 Open Shape: x x 6 8 9 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).