Dsus Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing

D4 · G4 · A4

How to play the Dsus chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: D4, G4 and A4. Suggested fingering is 1–4–5 (1 is the thumb).

Other names: D suspended, D sus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: D sus chord

1st inversion

G4 · A4 · D5

2nd inversion

A4 · D5 · G5