Standard
A♭ suspended second · A shape
A♭sus2 guitar chord
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A♭ suspended second and fourth · Frets 1–4
How to play A♭sus2 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 11th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 13th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 13th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 11 13 13 11 11 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier A♭sus2
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 ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 1 3 4 4
A♭sus2, the easier shape
StandardFrets 1–4 · 5th in bass · 4 strings
What notes are in A♭sus2?
A♭sus2, A♭ suspended second, is A♭, B♭ and E♭: the root (A♭), the major second (B♭) and the perfect fifth (E♭). Its formula is 1 2 5.
Is A♭sus2 the same as A♭add9?
No, though the names point at the same extra note, B♭. A♭sus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; A♭add9 keeps the third, C, and adds the ninth on top.
Where does A♭sus2 go?
Often back to A♭ or G♯m, B♭ moving up to the third. It also works on its own as an open, ringing chord.
More A♭ chords on guitar
A♭brightG♯msadA♭7the pullA♭maj7dreamyG♯m7mellowA♭sus4openA♭add9sweetG♯dimthe edgeA♭auguneasyA♭6sweetA♭m6bittersweetA♭9the pullA♭7sus4openA♭5rawG♯m7♭5the edgeG♯dim7the edgeEvery A♭ chord ›
Suspended second chords in every key
Csus2openC♯sus2openDsus2openE♭sus2openEsus2openFsus2openF♯sus2openGsus2openAsus2openB♭sus2openBsus2open
A♭sus2 on other instruments
7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo