A♭ 7th Suspended 4th Chord (A♭7sus4)
Notes: A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭. Tap any diagram to hear it.
A♭7sus4
A♭7sus4 on guitar
4-4-4-6-4-4x-11-11-11-9-9Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.
A♭7sus4 on ukulele
1-3-2-46-6-4-68-8-9-9A♭7sus4 on piano
Other A♭ chords
7th Suspended 4th chords in other keys
About the A♭ 7th Suspended 4th chord
Seventh suspended fourth chords combine the openness of a sus4 with the pull of a dominant seventh. A♭7sus4 is built from the root (A♭), perfect fourth (D♭), perfect fifth (E♭), minor seventh (G♭).
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the A♭ 7th Suspended 4th chord?
The A♭7sus4 chord is made of A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.
How do you play A♭7sus4 on guitar?
The most common fingering is 4-4-4-6-4-4, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string). It uses a barre at fret 4.
How do you play A♭7sus4 on piano?
Press A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭ together. In root position the lowest note is A♭.