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Dsus4 is a suspended fourth chord made of 3 notes: D, G, A. It sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve, and you hear it in the classic sus4-to-major move at the end of a phrase. It is the I chord of D major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on Dsus4 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from D | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | root | 0 |
| G | 4 | perfect fourth | 5 |
| A | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
Formula: 1 – 4 – 5. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
xx0233x57785xx003xxx(12)(12)(10)xx557xx(10)(10)(12)xxxThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 5th fret (x57785): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Dsus4 belongs to 6 keys: I in D major, V in G major, IV in A major, VII in E minor, VI in F♯ minor, III in B minor. In D major, try I–V–vi–IV: Dsus4 – A – Bm – G.
D, G, A: the root, fourth, fifth.
Open position: xx0233 (low string first), rated Beginner.
Dsus4 has G where Dsus2 has E. Dsus4 sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve; Dsus2 sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.