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Absus Guitar Chord

Shorthand for sus4. A tense sound with a natural pull to resolve to the major chord.

Guitar

Strings 4–4–6–6–4–4

How to play the Absus chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–4–6–6–4–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 4 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 4 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 6 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 6 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · index finger

Other names for the Absus chord

Other names: Ab suspended, Absus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: Ab sus chord

Notes and intervals in the Absus chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
Db Perfect 4th
Eb Perfect 5th

All variations

Fret 4
4–4–6–6–4–4
Fret 4
4–6–6–6–4–4
Fret 4
X–X–6–6–4–4
Fret 6
X–X–6–8–9–9

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys