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A♭sus2 (also written G♯sus2) is a suspended second chord made of 3 notes: A♭, B♭, E♭. It sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor, and you hear it in intros, worship songs and jangly pop, often moving back to the plain chord. It is the I chord of A♭ major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on A♭sus2 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 |
| B♭ | 2 | major second | 2 |
| E♭ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
Formula: 1 – 2 – 5. With the other spelling, G♯sus2 is G♯, A♯, D♯: the same sounds under different names.
xxx(13)(11)(11)411xxxx(11)(13)(13)(11)x411144xx634xxx68x6The fret 11 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 11th fret (xxx(13)(11)(11)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
A♭sus2 belongs to 6 keys: V in D♭ major, IV in E♭ major, I in A♭ major, VI in C minor, III in F minor, VII in B♭ minor. In A♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: A♭sus2 – E♭ – Fm – D♭.
A♭, B♭, E♭: the root, second, fifth.
Fret 11: x(11)(13)(13)(11)x (low string first), rated Easy.
A♭sus2 has B♭ where A♭sus4 has D♭. A♭sus2 sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor; A♭sus4 sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.