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Absus2 Guitar Chord

An open, airy sound without a third — neither major nor minor. Popular in pop, indie rock and ambient music. Often used as a variation of the base chord.

Guitar

Strings 4–X–X–3–4–4

How to play the Absus2 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–X–X–3–4–4 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 · middle finger
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Do not play
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for Absus2 chord

Other names: Ab suspended 2nd

Music theory name: suspended second chord

Common name: Ab sus2 chord

Intervals and tones in Absus2 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
B Major 2nd
Eb Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
4–X–X–3–4–4
Fret 4
4–6–6–X–4–6
Fret 6
6–6–6–8–9–6
Fret 11
11–11–13–13–11–11

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Absus2

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