A♭7sus4 5-string bass chord

How to play A♭7sus4 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 9th fret, your little finger on the E string at the 11th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 11th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 11th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 11th fret.

From the B string 9 11 11 11 11 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭7sus4?

A♭7sus4, A♭ dominant seventh suspended fourth, is A♭, D♭, E♭ and G♭: the root (A♭), the perfect fourth (D♭), the perfect fifth (E♭) and the minor seventh (G♭). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7.

Where does A♭7sus4 go?

Usually to A♭7, D♭ falling to C, and on to D♭. On its own it is the open, floating sound of a lot of folk and pop.