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♭
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On the keyboard
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:
- RootA♭ – B♭ – E♭
- 1stB♭ – E♭ – A♭
- 2ndE♭ – A♭ – B♭
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