A♭sus4
A♭sus4 is made of A♭–D♭–E♭. It replaces the third with the perfect fourth D♭; unlike an add4 chord, it contains no third. The same pitches may also be spelled as G♯sus4 (G♯–C♯–D♯).
NotesA♭ · D♭ · E♭
Formula1 · 4 · 5
AliasesG♯sus4
Voice leading
A♭sus4 → A♭
- Common tones
- A♭ · E♭
- Moving voice
- D♭ → C
D♭ moves down a semitone to C, while A♭ and E♭ remain as common tones.
A♭sus4
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