Absus4 chord

Absus4 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Absus4 is equivalent to G sharp sus 4th. Absus4 can be seen as an Ab major triad with the third (C) replaced by the fourth (Db). It's usually played as a barre chord, whereas it is difficult to find natural fingerings for open chords.

Chord structure

The chord consists of three notes. The notes represent the root, perfect fourth and perfect fifth intervals.

Chord name

Absus4 is an abbreviation for A flat suspended fourth.

Notes

The notes that the Absus4 chord consists of are Ab, Db and Eb.

Try it in a chord progression

Ab - Absus4 - Ab

Inversions

1st inversion: Absus4/Db (means that Db is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Absus4/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).


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