5-string bass · Standard
A♭ ninth suspended fourth · Frets 3–4
A♭9sus4 5-string bass chord
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How to play A♭9sus4 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 4 4 4 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A♭9sus4?
A♭9sus4, A♭ ninth suspended fourth, is A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭ and B♭: the root (A♭), the perfect fourth (D♭), the perfect fifth (E♭), the minor seventh (G♭) and the ninth (B♭). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7 9.
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A♭9sus4 on other instruments
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