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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 for the Dsus chord

Other names: D suspended, Dsus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: D sus chord

Notes and intervals in the Dsus chord

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

Inversions

1st inversion
G4 · A4 · D5
2nd inversion
A4 · D5 · G5

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys