Also D♭sus2

A♭sus4 (A♭ suspended 4th): A♭ D♭ E♭. Formula 1 4 5. Also D♭sus2. The 3rd replaced by the 4th: a tension that classically resolves down to the 3rd.

Made of3

Notes3

Contains & part of50

Scales that contain it49

Extensions1

Inversions3

  • A♭sus4

    Root position · A♭ D♭ E♭

  • A♭sus4/D♭

    1st inversion · D♭ E♭ A♭

  • A♭sus4/E♭

    2nd inversion · E♭ A♭ D♭

Relatives5

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it3

Where it goes5

One small move away4

Its dominant1