Ab7sus4 Guitar Chord | Play, Hear and Practice Interactively

Ab 7sus4 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Ab7sus4, the Ab seventh suspended fourth chord, combines Ab, Db, Eb and Gb. That is a root, a perfect fourth, a perfect fifth and a flat seventh, a stack in which the root, fourth and flat seventh are spaced a fourth apart.

Four shapes appear on this page, two using a barre, between frets 1 and 9. Press play on the player at the top to hear Ab7sus4 strummed and then arpeggiated. The same pitches are called G#7sus4 in sharp keys. Both the Ab Dorian scale and Ab Mixolydian contain all four notes, and the Dorian sounds a touch darker over this chord.

Ab dominant 7th suspended 4th guitar chord is also written as Ab7sus4, Ab7sus or Ab7(sus4).

Ab 7sus4 chord Notes:

Ab Db Eb Gb

Chord formula for the Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth chord:

Formula: 1 4 5 b7

Ab 7sus4 Chord Interactive Fretboard

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Ab 7sus4 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Barre Movable

Ab 7sus4 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the A string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the D and G strings at the same time
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the B string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the high E string

Position 2 Barre Movable

Ab 7sus4 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the low E, D, B and high E strings at the same time
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the A string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the G string

Position 3 Movable

Ab 7sus4 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the A string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the D string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 7 of the B string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the G string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the high E string

Position 4 Movable

Ab 7sus4 position 5 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the A string
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the D string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 7 of the B string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the G string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the low E string

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 7sus4 | D 7sus4 | E 7sus4 | F 7sus4 | G 7sus4 | A 7sus4 | B 7sus4 | C#7sus4 | D#7sus4 | F#7sus4 | G#7sus4 | A#7sus4 | Ab7sus4 | Bb7sus4 | Db7sus4 | Eb7sus4 | Gb7sus4

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FAQ

What notes are in Ab7sus4?

Ab7sus4 is spelled Ab, Db, Eb and Gb. That makes a root, a perfect fourth, a perfect fifth and a minor seventh. There is no third.

How many voicings does Ab7sus4 have?

Ab7sus4 has 4 voicings, from fret 1 up to fret 9. Two of them use a barre, and none uses open strings.

Is Ab7sus4 the same as G#7sus4?

They sound identical. G#7sus4 is spelled G#, C#, D# and F#, using sharps. Ab7sus4 is the form used in flat keys.

Which scale fits Ab seventh suspended fourth?

The Ab Mixolydian Scale (Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb) contains all four chord notes. Each one is a member of the scale.