Ab7sus4 Piano Chord
An open chord combining seventh tension with a suspended fourth. Typical of soul, gospel and modern worship music. Often resolves to the dominant seventh chord.
Recommended voicing
Ab3 · Db4 · Eb4 · Gb4
With bass · rootless
Left hand
Gb3 · Db4
fingers 5–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the Ab7sus4 chord
Other names: Ab 7th suspended 4th
Music theory name: seventh suspended fourth chord
Common name: Ab 7sus4 chord
Notes and intervals in the Ab7sus4 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| Ab | Root |
| Db | Perfect 4th |
| Eb | Perfect 5th |
| Gb | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
Db4 · Eb4 · Gb4 · Ab4
2nd inversion
Eb4 · Gb4 · Ab4 · Db5