Chords
Ab 13sus4
Ab · Db · Eb · Gb · Bb · F
Ab 13sus4 (Ab13sus4) is a other chord of 6 notes: Ab · Db · Eb · Gb · Bb · F.
Also written Ab13sus
Ab 13sus4
Ab · Db · Eb · Gb · Bb · F
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Ab3 · Db4 · Eb4 · Gb4 · Bb4 · F5 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Ab3 · Bb3 · Db4 · Eb4 · Gb4 · F5 | |
| Shell | Ab3 · Db4 · Gb4 | |
| Rootless | Db3 · Gb3 · Bb3 · F4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Ab 13sus4 (Ab13sus4) contains the notes Ab · Db · Eb · Gb · Bb · F, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of Ab 13sus4 puts a chord tone other than Ab in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Ab 13sus4 belongs to.
In which keys
Ab 13sus4 is diatonic to 4 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
- F# majorII13sus4Subdominant
- D# minorIV13sus4Subdominant
- Db majorV13sus4Dominant
- Bb minorVII13sus4Subdominant
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Ab 13sus4 fits inside these scales, each built on Ab.
- Ab DorianAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab MixolydianAb · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab BebopAb · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G
- Ab Bebop MinorAb · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
Understanding the Ab 13sus4 chord
Names and symbols
Ab13sus4 is the chord symbol for Ab 13sus4; it is also written Ab13sus.
sus on its own means sus4, and 7sus means 7sus4. sus2 is sometimes written add9(no3), which names the same notes from another angle.
Ab 13sus4 and G# 13sus4 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. G# 13sus4
Common questions
- What notes are in the Ab 13sus4 chord?
- The Ab 13sus4 chord contains the notes Ab · Db · Eb · Gb · Bb · F: the root Ab with the intervals 1P, 4P, 5P, 7m, 9M, 13M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Ab, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Ab 13sus4 chord?
- Measured from Ab, the Ab 13sus4 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 4P, 5P, 7m, 9M, 13M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the Ab 13sus4 chord?
- On guitar the most common Ab 13sus4 shape is 414121, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Ab3 · Db4 · Eb4 · Gb4 · Bb4 · F5 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.