A♭sus4 banjo chord

How to play A♭sus4 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the B string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 1 1 2 1 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭sus4?

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

Where does A♭sus4 go?

Usually to A♭: the fourth, D♭, falls a half step to the third, C. Playing A♭sus4 then A♭ is one of the oldest moves in music.

What is the difference between A♭sus4 and A♭sus2?

A♭sus4 puts D♭ where the third would be, A♭sus2 puts B♭ there. Both leave the third out.