A♭7sus2 8-string bass chord

How to play A♭7sus2 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the A to the G at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the F♯ string at the 2nd fret and your little finger on the E string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the B, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 2 x 2 1 1 1 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭7sus2?

A♭7sus2, A♭ seventh suspended second, is A♭, B♭, E♭ and G♭: the root (A♭), the major second (B♭), the perfect fifth (E♭) and the minor seventh (G♭). Its formula is 1 2 5 ♭7.