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A♭sus2 chord on piano

Ab suspended 2nd: A♭ · B♭ · E♭. It sounds open and airy: neither major nor minor, because the 3rd is gone.

NotesA♭ B♭ E♭ Built fromroot + major 2nd + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard

E♭A♭B♭E♭A♭B♭

Fingering

Right hand, root position: A♭ — finger 1 · B♭ — finger 3 · E♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use A♭sus2

BeethovenPathétique, 2nd movement Ab major · Intermediate LisztConsolation No. 3 Db major · Advanced SchubertImpromptu Op. 142 No. 2 Ab major · Intermediate Scott JoplinGreat Crush Collision March - Scott - 1896 F major · Intermediate Scott JoplinThe Easy Winners - Scott - 1901 Ab major · Intermediate Scott JoplinThe Easy Winners Ab major · Intermediate

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Every suspended 2nd chord

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