A♭ suspended 2nd chord

Playing it

There’s no open-string way to play A♭sus2 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 1st fret (411144).

On piano, every note of A♭sus2 is a black key.

On ukulele the usual A♭sus2 shape is 1341, using four fingers.

Related chords

A♭sus2 contains exactly the same notes as E♭sus4. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and A♭sus2 becomes a different chord: swap B♭ for C for A♭, raise B♭ to C♭ for A♭m, swap B♭ for D♭ for A♭sus4 and add C for A♭add9.