Ab Suspended 4th Chord

Symbol: Absus4

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Absus4 chord – keys Ab, Db, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, Db, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.DbEbAb
Absus4 chord – keys Ab, Db, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, Db, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.DbEbAb

Guitar (1)

Guitar chord diagram for Absus4 (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Ab, Eb, Ab, Db, Eb, Ab.Absus4 (4fr)4342

Guitar (2)

Guitar chord diagram for Absus4 (11fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Ab, Eb, Ab, Db, Eb.Absus4 (11fr)11✕342

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
AbP10
DbP45
EbP57

Related Chords (Ab Root)

Ab Abm Abdim Abaug Absus2 Ab5 Ab7 Abmaj7 Abm7 AbmMaj7 Abdim7 Abm7b5

Suspended 4th in All Keys

Csus4 Dbsus4 Dsus4 Ebsus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 Absus4 Asus4 Bbsus4 Bsus4

Scales Containing Absus4

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

About the Ab Suspended 4th Chord

The Ab Suspended 4th chord is built from the notes Ab, Db, Eb. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Ab, following the interval pattern that defines every Suspended 4th 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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