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Guitar chord

A♭sus2A flat suspended second

  • A♭1
  • B♭2
  • E♭5
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
6 + Dsus2

How to play A♭sus2

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre.
  2. Middle finger (2): 4th fret of the low E string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 4th fret of the B string.
  4. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the high E string.
  1. A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 4111441234EADGBE
    A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 4111441234EBGDAE

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  2. A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 41114x123EADGBE
    A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 41114x123EBGDAE

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  3. A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 41134x1324EADGBE
    A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 41134x1324EBGDAE

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  4. A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 4111xx14EADGBE
    A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 4111xx14EBGDAE

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  5. A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xx68966fr134EADGBE
    A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xx68966fr134EBGDAE

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  6. A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 4113xx143EADGBE
    A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 4113xx143EBGDAE

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  7. A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets xx63443fr4123EADGBE
    A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets xx63443fr4123EBGDAE

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  8. A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets xx63463fr3124EADGBE
    A♭sus2 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets xx63463fr3124EBGDAE

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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as A♭sus2.

  • 6fretDsus2Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, open.Dsus2 shape

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the A♭sus2 chord

A flat suspended second is built from 3 notes: A♭ (1), B♭ (2), E♭ (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, A♭, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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