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Absus Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Ab3 · C#4 · Eb4

How to play the Absus chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Ab3, C#4 and Eb4. Suggested fingering is 1–4–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Absus chord

Other names: Ab suspended, Ab sus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: Ab sus chord

Intervals and tones in Absus chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C# Perfect 4th
Eb Perfect 5th

Inversions

1st inversion
C#4 · Eb4 · Ab4
2nd inversion
Eb4 · Ab4 · C#5

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The same chord type in other keys