What notes are in the Ab7sus4 chord?

Ab7sus4 contains Ab, Db, Eb, Gb. Its formula is 1-4-5-b7.

What is the easiest way to play Ab7sus4?

Try x x x 1 2 2 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Ab7sus4 in?

Ab7sus4 belongs to Db major (as the V7sus4 chord), E major (as the III7sus4 chord, written G#7sus4), F# major (as the II7sus4 chord, written G#7sus4), B major (as the VI7sus4 chord, written G#7sus4).

Is Ab7sus4 the same as G#7sus4?

Yes. Ab and G# are the same pitch on the guitar, so Ab7sus4 and G#7sus4 use the same shapes. The name depends on the key: flat keys use flats and sharp keys use sharps.

Why does my Ab7sus4 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Ab7sus4?

Yes. A capo lets you play Ab7sus4 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

What does Ab7sus4 resolve to?

Usually to Ab7 (the 4th falls to the 3rd) and then to the chord a 4th above.

Ab7sus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Ab7sus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play A Flat Seventh Suspended Fourth (Charts)

Ab7sus4 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as ab7sus4 chord, ab7sus4 guitar chord and how to play Ab7sus4.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Barre (4th fret, E-string root)
4 4 4 6 4 4

Easy 3-string version
x x x 1 2 2

Movable shape (4th fret)
4 4 4 6 7 4

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Ab7sus4 (A flat seventh suspended fourth) on guitar, play 4 4 4 6 4 4 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (4th fret, E-string root) shape). The chord contains Ab, Db, Eb, Gb. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 1 2 2, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Ab7sus4 chord facts

Chord	Ab7sus4 (A flat seventh suspended fourth)
Other names	Ab7sus, Absus7, G#7sus4 (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes	Ab, Db, Eb, Gb
Intervals	Ab (root), Db (perfect 4th), Eb (perfect 5th), Gb (minor 7th)
Formula	1-4-5-b7
Difficulty	Beginner (easy version) to intermediate (full shape)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Ab7sus4 on guitar?

The main shape is 4 4 4 6 4 4 (Barre (4th fret, E-string root)). Finger by finger:

Lay your index finger flat across the low E to high e strings at fret 4. This is the barre.
Put your ring finger (3) on the G string at fret 6 (Db, the perfect 4th).