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A♭7sus4 (also written G♯7sus4) is a dominant seventh suspended fourth chord made of 4 notes: A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭. It sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles, and you hear it in funk, gospel and the moment before a 7th chord. It is the V chord of D♭ major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on A♭7sus4 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from A♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| A♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| D♭ | 4 | perfect fourth | 5 |
| E♭ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| G♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♯7sus4 is G♯, C♯, D♯, F♯: the same sounds under different names.
444644xxx122444xxxx(11)(11)(11)9(11)xx667xx(11)(11)(11)xxThe e-shape barre at fret 4 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 9th fret (x(11)(11)(11)9(11)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
A♭7sus4 belongs to 3 keys: V in D♭ major, V7 in C♯ minor, VII in B♭ minor. In D♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: D♭ – A♭7sus4 – B♭m – G♭.
A♭, D♭, E♭, G♭: the root, fourth, fifth, minor seventh.
E-shape barre at fret 4: 444644 (low string first), rated Easy.
A♭7sus4 has D♭ where A♭7 has C. A♭7sus4 sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles; A♭7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 2 fingers.