Ab Suspended Second Guitar Chord Fingering
Searching for plain Asus2, without the flat? It has its own page: Asus2.
The Absus2 chord, an Ab suspended second, contains three notes: Ab, Bb and Eb. They form a root, a major second and a perfect fifth, and the missing third keeps the chord from sounding major or minor.
In flat keys this is the normal way to write it; sharp-key charts use G#sus2 for the same sound. The chord can resolve by letting the Bb rise a step to C, which turns it into an Ab major chord, while leaving the Bb in place keeps it suspended. The Ab major pentatonic scale contains all of its notes.
Ab suspended 2nd guitar chord is also written as Absus2, Absus9 or Ab2.
Absus2 Chord Notes and Formula
Notes that compose the Ab sus2 chord:
Chord structure of the Suspended Second chord:
Formula: 1 2 5
Same chord, different name: Absus2 is also written as G#sus2 (G# suspended second).
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Chords That Go With Absus2
One key where Absus2 fits is Ab major, where it works as the I chord. These are the main chords of that key, the ones you will often hear around it:
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FAQ
What notes are in Absus2?
Absus2 is spelled Ab, Bb and Eb. That is a root, a major second and a perfect fifth. No double accidentals are needed.
Is Absus2 the same as G#sus2?
They sound the same. G#sus2 is spelled G#, A# and D#, using sharps instead of flats. Absus2 is the usual form in flat keys.
Why is Ab suspended second neither major nor minor?
It leaves out the third and uses the second, Bb, in its place. With only Ab, Bb and Eb, nothing tells you whether the chord is major or minor.
Which scale covers Absus2?
The Ab Major Pentatonic Scale (Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F) contains Ab, Bb and Eb. They are its 1st, 2nd and 5th degrees.
