Voicing of Ab Dominant 9 sus4

Shell II

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Left hand
Ab2
Right hand
Gb4Bb4Db5
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Rootless 3-Note Shells

The Shell II voicing of Ab9sus4 stacks Gb, Bb and Db from the bottom up: the minor 7th, 9th and 4th of the chord. It leaves out the root, Ab, for the left hand or the bass player to take.

It's one of the Rootless 3-Note Shells voicings: three-note rootless voicings: the 3rd and 7th with one more tone, played over the root. The other for Ab9sus4 is Shell I.