What notes are in a Ab9sus4 chord?

Ab9sus4 is Ab, Db, Eb, Gb, Bb: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7, 9 of Ab.

How do you play Ab9sus4 on guitar?

6th String Root: 4 x 4 3 2 x; 5th String Root: x 11 11 11 11 11; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 7 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Ab9sus4?

Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab9sus4: Ab Minor, Ab Dorian, Ab Mixolydian, Ab Bebop Dominant, Ab Mixolydian b6, Ab Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Dominant 9sus4

Ab9sus4 chord (Ab Dominant 9sus4)

7sus4 with a 9th: the 3rd is replaced by the 4th, giving an open, unresolved dominant.

Notes AbDbEbGbBb

Formula 1 4 5 ♭7 9

Shapes 3 on this page

Ab9sus4 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Ab.

6th String Root 4 x 4 3 2 x

5th String Root x 11 11 11 11 11

4th String Root x x 6 6 7 6

Interactive chord diagram

Ab9sus4 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ab9sus4

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ab9sus4 is the chord of the moment.

Ab Minor Ab Dorian Ab Mixolydian Ab Bebop Dominant Ab Mixolydian b6 Ab Bebop Dorian Ab Bebop Harmonic Minor Ab Egyptian Pentatonic

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Questions

What notes are in a Ab9sus4 chord?: Ab9sus4 is Ab, Db, Eb, Gb, Bb: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7, 9 of Ab.
How do you play Ab9sus4 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 4 x 4 3 2 x; 5th String Root: x 11 11 11 11 11; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 7 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ab9sus4?: Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab9sus4: Ab Minor, Ab Dorian, Ab Mixolydian, Ab Bebop Dominant, Ab Mixolydian b6, Ab Bebop Dorian.

Dominant 9sus4 chords in every key

C9sus4 C#9sus4 D9sus4 Eb9sus4 E9sus4 F9sus4 F#9sus4 G9sus4 Ab9sus4 A9sus4 Bb9sus4 B9sus4