What notes are in the Absus2 chord?

Absus2 contains Ab, Bb, Eb. Its formula is 1-2-5.

What is the easiest way to play Absus2?

Try 4 1 1 1 x x (Movable shape (1st fret)). It uses 4 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Absus2 in?

Absus2 belongs to Db major (as the Vsus2 chord), Eb major (as the IVsus2 chord), F# major (as the IIsus2 chord, written G#sus2), Ab major (as the Isus2 chord).

Is Absus2 the same as G#sus2?

Yes. Ab and G# are the same pitch on the guitar, so Absus2 and G#sus2 use the same shapes. The name depends on the key: flat keys use flats and sharp keys use sharps.

Why does my Absus2 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 Absus2?

Yes. A capo lets you play Absus2 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Absus2 major or minor?

Neither. Absus2 has no 3rd, so it can stand in for Ab or Abm.

Absus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Absus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play A Flat Suspended Second (Charts)

Absus2 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as absus2 chord, absus2 guitar chord and how to play Absus2.

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 (11th fret, A-string root)
x 11 13 13 11 11

Easy 4-string version
x x 6 3 4 4

Movable shape (1st fret)
4 1 1 1 x x

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 Absus2 (A flat suspended second) on guitar, play x 11 13 13 11 11 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (11th fret, A-string root) shape). The chord contains Ab, Bb, Eb. If that is hard, use the easier shape 4 1 1 1 x x, which needs 4 fretted notes.

Absus2 chord facts

Chord	Absus2 (A flat suspended second)
Other names	G#sus2 (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes	Ab, Bb, Eb
Intervals	Ab (root), Bb (major 2nd), Eb (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-2-5
Difficulty	Intermediate (barre or stretch)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Absus2 on guitar?

The main shape is x 11 13 13 11 11 (Barre (11th fret, A-string root)). Finger by finger: