A♭7sus4 7-string bass chord

How to play A♭7sus4 on 7-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 4th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the C string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the B and F strings.

From the B string x 4 6 6 6 6 x (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.