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Dsus2sus4 Guitar Chord

A very open, ambient sound with both suspended notes replacing the third. Neither major nor minor. Used in modern pop, post-rock and ambient music.

Guitar

Strings X–5–5–7–5–5

How to play the Dsus2sus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–5–5–7–5–5 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) Fret 5 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 5 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 7 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 5 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 5 · index finger

Notation for Dsus2sus4 chord

Other names: D suspended 2nd and 4th

Music theory name: suspended second and fourth chord

Common name: D sus2sus4 chord

Intervals and tones in Dsus2sus4 chord

Note Interval
D Root
E Major 2nd
G Perfect 4th
A Perfect 5th

All Variations

Fret 5
X–5–5–7–5–5
Fret 2
X–5–2–2–3–3
Fret 10
10–10–12–12–10–12

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys