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A♭ dominant seventh suspended fourth · Frets 4–6
A♭7sus4 guitar chord
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G♯ seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Frets 2–4
How to play A♭7sus4 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the six strings at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret.
From the low E string 4 6 4 6 4 4 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier A♭7sus4
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 2nd fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 1 1 2 2
A♭7sus4, the easier shape
StandardFrets 1–2 · 5th in bass · 4 strings
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.
More A♭ chords on guitar
A♭brightG♯msadA♭7the pullA♭maj7dreamyG♯m7mellowA♭sus2openA♭sus4openA♭add9sweetG♯dimthe edgeA♭auguneasyA♭6sweetA♭m6bittersweetA♭9the pullA♭5rawG♯m7♭5the edgeG♯dim7the edgeEvery A♭ chord ›
Dominant seventh suspended fourth chords in every key
C7sus4openC♯7sus4openD7sus4openE♭7sus4openE7sus4openF7sus4openF♯7sus4openG7sus4openA7sus4openB♭7sus4openB7sus4open
A♭7sus4 on other instruments
7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo