Ab7sus2 Suspended
The Ab7sus2 chord is built from the notes Ab – Bb – Eb – Gb.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Ab-7sus2Abmin7sus2
Chord tones, one by one
AbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Ab.
BbThird
Suspended 2nd
A major 2nd replaces the third — the chord sounds open and unresolved (sus2).
EbFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
GbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).
🎸 Genres
Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel