Chords
Ab sus24
Ab · Bb · Db · Eb
Ab sus24 (Absus24) is a other chord of 4 notes: Ab · Bb · Db · Eb.
Also written Absus4add9
Ab sus24
Ab · Bb · Db · Eb
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Ab3 · Bb3 · Db4 · Eb4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Db3 · Ab3 · Bb3 · Eb4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Ab sus24 (Absus24) contains the notes Ab · Bb · Db · Eb, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built
Inversions
An inversion of Ab sus24 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 sus24 belongs to.
In which keys
Ab sus24 is diatonic to 8 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Scales that contain it
Ab sus24 fits inside these scales, each built on Ab.
- Ab MajorAb · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · G
- Ab MinorAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb
- Ab Melodic MinorAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G
- Ab Harmonic MinorAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · G
- Ab DorianAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab MixolydianAb · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
- Ab Harmonic MajorAb · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · G
- Ab RitusenAb · Bb · Db · Eb · F
Understanding the Ab sus24 chord
Names and symbols
Absus24 is the chord symbol for Ab sus24; it is also written Absus4add9.
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 sus24 and G# sus24 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. G# sus24
Common questions
- What notes are in the Ab sus24 chord?
- The Ab sus24 chord contains the notes Ab · Bb · Db · Eb: the root Ab with the intervals 1P, 2M, 4P, 5P 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 sus24 chord?
- Measured from Ab, the Ab sus24 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 2M, 4P, 5P. 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 sus24 chord?
- On guitar the most common Ab sus24 shape is 411124, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Ab3 · Bb3 · Db4 · Eb4 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.