Ab Suspended 2nd Chord

Symbol: Absus2

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Absus2 chord – keys Ab, Bb, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, Bb, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.EbAbBb
Absus2 chord – keys Ab, Bb, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, Bb, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.EbAbBb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for Absus2 (11fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Ab, Eb, Ab, Bb, Eb.Absus2 (11fr)11✕34

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
AbP10
BbM22
EbP57

Related Chords (Ab Root)

Ab Abm Abdim Abaug Absus4 Ab5 Ab7 Abmaj7 Abm7 AbmMaj7 Abdim7 Abm7b5

Suspended 2nd in All Keys

Csus2 Dbsus2 Dsus2 Ebsus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 Absus2 Asus2 Bbsus2 Bsus2

Scales Containing Absus2

C Natural Minor C Phrygian C Aeolian C Locrian Db Major Db Melodic Minor Db Major Pentatonic Db Ionian Db Dorian Db Lydian Db Mixolydian D Locrian

About the Ab Suspended 2nd Chord

The Ab Suspended 2nd chord is built from the notes Ab, Bb, Eb. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Ab, following the interval pattern that defines every Suspended 2nd chord. Understanding how a chord is constructed from intervals is one of the most valuable skills in music theory, because it allows you to build the chord in any key and recognize it in any context.

You can use this chord in a variety of musical contexts. Try exploring the scales that contain these notes to discover which keys this chord naturally belongs to. Each scale listed above shares all the notes of this chord, making it a diatonic chord within that key. Understanding these relationships helps with songwriting, improvisation, and arranging.

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