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Guitar chord

Dsus4D suspended fourth

  • D1
  • G4
  • A5
Difficulty
Medium
Fingers
3
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
5 + Asus4

How to play Dsus4

  1. Index finger (1): 2th fret of the G string.
  2. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the B string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the high E string.
  4. Let ring open: D string.
  5. Don't play: low E string, A string.
  1. Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx0233123EADGBE
    Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx0233123EBGDAE

    xx0233 · Dsus4 shape

  2. Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx003513EADGBE
    Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx003513EBGDAE

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  3. Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x50035314EADGBE
    Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x50035314EBGDAE

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  4. Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x550352314EADGBE
    Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x550352314EBGDAE

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  5. Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x577855fr1234EADGBE
    Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x577855fr1234EBGDAE

    x57785 · Asus4 shape

  6. Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x502334123EADGBE
    Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x502334123EBGDAE

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  7. Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x552334123EADGBE
    Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x552334123EBGDAE

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  8. Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x502x3412EADGBE
    Dsus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x502x3412EBGDAE

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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Dsus4.

  • 5fretAsus4Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, open.Asus4 shape

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Dsus4 chord

D suspended fourth is built from 3 notes: D (1), G (4), A (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, D, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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