A♭sus4 (also written G♯sus4) is the Ab suspended fourth chord. It has 3 notes: A♭ – D♭ – E♭ (1 – 4 – 5).
A suspended fourth replaces the third with the fourth. It sounds open and unresolved, and usually falls back to the major chord (sus4 → major).
A♭sus4 chord on Guitar
466644
x-11-13-13-14-11
xx6899Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E 4th fret; A 6th fret; D 6th fret; G 6th fret; B 4th fret; high E 4th fret.
A♭sus4 chord on Ukulele
1344
6344
13-13-11-11
6896Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C 3rd fret; E 4th fret; A 4th fret.
A♭sus4 chord on Piano
Play A♭, D♭ and E♭ together with your right hand, and A♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the A♭sus4 chord
A♭sus4 appears in 30 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Beyoncé – Ameriican Requiem chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Gazzelle – Tutto Qui Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- IU – Love Wins All Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Lemon Twigs – Corner Of My Eye Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds – Winners And Losers Chords Piano & Ukulele
- Citipointe Worship, Beau Lamshed, Karlee Lloyd – Him Hymn Chords
- Luis Miguel – Perfidia Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak – Put On A Smile Chords
- Zild Benitez – Paalam Mahal Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Joji – High Hopes feat. Omar Apollo Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Vulfpeck – Lax Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele
- DAY6 – Even Of Day Where The Sea Sleeps Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other Ab chords:
Chords in the key of A♭ major:
A♭sus4 chord: questions
What notes are in the A♭sus4 chord?
A♭sus4 (Ab suspended fourth) is made of A♭, D♭ and E♭ (1 – 4 – 5).
How do you play A♭sus4 on guitar?
The most common shape is 466644 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play A♭sus4 on ukulele?
Play 1344 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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