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A♭sus2 guitar chord

A flat sus 2. Notes: A♭ B♭ E♭. Also written G♯sus2.
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Easy shape

Hard
1112344frA♭EE♭AB♭DE♭GE♭BA♭e

E-shape · fret 4 · Full & movable

Root on the 6th string at fret 4. Set your first finger across fret 4 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E fret 4, finger 1 (A♭)
  2. A fret 6, finger 2 (E♭)
  3. D fret 8, finger 3 (B♭)
  4. G fret 8, finger 4 (E♭)
  5. B fret 4, finger 1 (E♭)
  6. High E fret 4, finger 1 (A♭)
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Harder shape

Intermediate
×1113411fr–EA♭AE♭DA♭GB♭BE♭e

A-shape · fret 11 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 11. Set your first finger across fret 11 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A fret 11, finger 1 (A♭)
  3. D fret 13, finger 3 (E♭)
  4. G fret 13, finger 4 (A♭)
  5. B fret 11, finger 1 (B♭)
  6. High E fret 11, finger 1 (E♭)
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