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A♭sus4 Chord

A♭sus4 is a suspended 4th chord rooted on A♭. The third is replaced by the fourth. It leans hard on the note it is about to become — suspend, then resolve.

The notes

Every A♭sus4 chord anywhere on the neck is some arrangement of these 3 notes.

A♭1
D♭4
E♭5

How to play it

3 shapes, low on the neck to high. Tap any diagram to hear it. Green marks the root.

Suspended 4th chords in other keys

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