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D Suspended 4th Chord (Dsus4)

Notes: D, G, A. Tap any diagram to hear it.

Dsus4
Notes
DGA
Formula
1 – 4 – 5

Dsus4 on guitar

Open position · most common
x-x-0-2-3-3
Fret 5
x-5-5-7-8-5
Fret 10
10-10-12-12-10-10

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

Dsus4 on ukulele

Open position · most common
0-2-3-0
Fret 5
7-7-5-5
Fret 9
0-9-10-10

Dsus4 on piano

Other D chords

DDmD7Dmaj7Dm7Dsus2DdimDaugD6Dm6D9Dadd9D7sus4Dm7♭5Ddim7

Suspended 4th chords in other keys

Csus4C♯sus4E♭sus4Esus4Fsus4F♯sus4Gsus4A♭sus4Asus4B♭sus4Bsus4

About the D Suspended 4th chord

Suspended fourth chords replace the third with the fourth, creating tension that often resolves back to the major chord. Dsus4 is built from the root (D), perfect fourth (G), perfect fifth (A).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D Suspended 4th chord?

The Dsus4 chord is made of D, G, A: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth.

How do you play Dsus4 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-x-0-2-3-3, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play Dsus4 on piano?

Press D, G, A together. In root position the lowest note is D.