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Absus4 chord on guitar

Absus4 is a suspended fourth chord: tense and hanging, wanting to fall back to the major chord. It is built from Ab, Db and Eb (formula 1 4 5). Players often move sus4 to major and back to make one chord sound like a riff. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is 446644.

4
4 4 6 6 4 4
6××
x x 6 8 9 9
11×
x 11 11 13 14 11

Absus4 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Barre at fret 4: 446644. Barre fret 4 from the low E to the high E string.
  2. Fret 6: xx6899. Mute the low E and A strings.
  3. Barre at fret 11: x-11-11-13-14-11. Mute the low E string, barre fret 11 from the A to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Absus4 chord?
Absus4 is made of Ab, Db and Eb: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above Ab.
What is the easiest way to play Absus4?
Play 446644 (low E to high E): barre fret 4 from the low E to the high E string.

Also try: Ab Major · G# Minor · Ab7 · Abmaj7 · Chord Charts