A♭sus2
A♭sus2 is made of A♭–B♭–E♭. It replaces the third with the major second B♭; unlike an add2 chord, it contains no third. The same pitches may also be spelled as G♯sus2 (G♯–A♯–D♯).
NotesA♭ · B♭ · E♭
Formula1 · 2 · 5
AliasesG♯sus2
Voice leading
A♭sus2 → A♭
- Common tones
- A♭ · E♭
- Moving voice
- B♭ → C
B♭ moves up a whole tone to C, while A♭ and E♭ remain as common tones.
A♭sus2
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