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Sus & power family

A♭ suspended second chord

A♭sus2

A♭ suspended second

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 2
  • 5

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 6

Lay your index flat across strings 4 to 1 at fret 6.

E×A×DGBe678910Barre at fret 6A♭E♭A♭B♭

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. A♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. B♭2
  4. ♭3
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. E♭5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. ♭7
  12. 7
  • A♭ Root
  • B♭ Major 2nd
  • E♭ Perfect 5th

About this chord

What is an A♭ suspended second chord?

A♭sus2 is built from 3 notes: A♭ (the root), B♭ (the 2), E♭ (the 5). No third, so neither major nor minor: open and airy.

Notes
A♭ · B♭ · E♭
Formula
1 · 2 · 5
Also written
A♭2
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

Scales that contain A♭sus2

Neighbours

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