What notes are in a Ab7sus4b9 chord?

Ab7sus4b9 is Ab, Db, Eb, Gb, A: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7, ♭9 of Ab.

How do you play Ab7sus4b9 on guitar?

6th String Root: 4 x 4 2 2 x; 5th String Root: x 11 11 11 10 x; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 7 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Ab7sus4b9?

Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab7sus4b9: Ab Phrygian, Ab Phrygian Dominant, Ab Dorian b2, Ab In Sen, Ab Mixolydian b2.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7sus4b9

Ab7sus4b9 chord (Ab Dominant 7sus4b9)

Dominant 7th with a suspended 4th and a flat 9th: it comes from the Dorian ♭2 scale.

Notes AbDbEbGbA

Formula 1 4 5 ♭7 ♭9

Shapes 3 on this page

Ab7sus4b9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Ab.

6th String Root 4 x 4 2 2 x

5th String Root x 11 11 11 10 x

4th String Root x x 6 6 7 5

Interactive chord diagram

Ab7sus4b9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ab7sus4b9

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ab7sus4b9 is the chord of the moment.

Ab Phrygian Ab Phrygian Dominant Ab Dorian b2 Ab In Sen Ab Mixolydian b2

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Questions

What notes are in a Ab7sus4b9 chord?: Ab7sus4b9 is Ab, Db, Eb, Gb, A: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7, ♭9 of Ab.
How do you play Ab7sus4b9 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 4 x 4 2 2 x; 5th String Root: x 11 11 11 10 x; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 7 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ab7sus4b9?: Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab7sus4b9: Ab Phrygian, Ab Phrygian Dominant, Ab Dorian b2, Ab In Sen, Ab Mixolydian b2.

Dominant 7sus4b9 chords in every key

C7sus4b9 C#7sus4b9 D7sus4b9 Eb7sus4b9 E7sus4b9 F7sus4b9 F#7sus4b9 G7sus4b9 Ab7sus4b9 A7sus4b9 Bb7sus4b9 B7sus4b9