What notes are in the Absus4 chord?

Absus4 contains Ab, Db, Eb. Its formula is 1-4-5.

What is the easiest way to play Absus4?

Try x x 6 6 4 4 (Easy 4-string version). It uses 4 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Absus4 in?

Absus4 belongs to Db major (as the Vsus4 chord), E major (as the IIIsus4 chord, written G#sus4), F# major (as the IIsus4 chord, written G#sus4), Ab major (as the Isus4 chord).

Is Absus4 the same as G#sus4?

Yes. Ab and G# are the same pitch on the guitar, so Absus4 and G#sus4 use the same shapes. The name depends on the key: flat keys use flats and sharp keys use sharps.

Why does my Absus4 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 Absus4?

Yes. A capo lets you play Absus4 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Absus4 major or minor?

Neither. Absus4 has no 3rd; the 4th (Db) usually resolves down to the 3rd of Ab or Abm.

Absus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Absus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play A Flat Suspended Fourth (Charts)

Absus4 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as absus4 chord, absus4 guitar chord and how to play Absus4.

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 6 6 4 4

Easy 4-string version
x x 6 6 4 4

Movable shape (4th fret)
4 4 6 6 4 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 Absus4 (A flat suspended fourth) on guitar, play 4 4 6 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. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 6 6 4 4, which needs 4 fretted notes.

Absus4 chord facts

Chord	Absus4 (A flat suspended fourth)
Other names	Absus, G#sus4 (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes	Ab, Db, Eb
Intervals	Ab (root), Db (perfect 4th), Eb (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-4-5
Difficulty	Intermediate (barre or stretch)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Absus4 on guitar?

The main shape is 4 4 6 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 D string at fret 6 (Ab, the root).