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E A D G B E
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Progression

The Sus resolution in Db major

Sus resolution in Db major plays Db, Absus4 and Ab — I, V and V — across 4 chords. A suspended fourth built and released on the dominant before resolving home — the sound of a cadence taking one extra breath.

The chords, in order

1DbI
2Absus4V
3AbV
4DbI

The shapes

IDb
Db major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4, fret 6, fret 6, fret 6, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 2 to 6.4fr
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VAbsus4
Ab suspended fourth, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 4, fret 6, fret 6, fret 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 6.4fr
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VAb
Ab major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6, fret 6, fret 5, fret 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 6.4fr
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The same progression in a nearby key

Open Sus resolution in Db major in the explorer →All seven chords in Db major →