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Dsus Guitar Chord

Shorthand for sus4. A tense sound with a natural pull to resolve to the major chord.

Guitar

Strings X–X–0–2–3–3

How to play the Dsus chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–2–3–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · middle finger

Notation for Dsus chord

Other names: D suspended, D sus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: D sus chord

Intervals and tones in Dsus chord

Note Interval
D Root
G Perfect 4th
A Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–X–0–2–3–3
Fret 5
X–X–0–7–8–5
Fret 5
X–5–5–7–8–5
Fret 5
X–5–7–7–8–5

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Dsus

Old Man
Neil Young
Free Fallin'
Tom Petty
Somebody
Bryan Adams