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Ukulele chord

Dsus4D suspended fourth

  • D1
  • G4
  • A5
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
6

How to play Dsus4

  1. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the C string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the E string.
  3. Let ring open: G string, A string.
  1. Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 023023GCEA
    Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 023023AECG

    0230 · Dsus4 shape

  2. Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 2235124GCEA
    Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 2235124AECG

    2235 · Csus4 shape

  3. Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 2230123GCEA
    Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 2230123AECG

    2230

  4. Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 025014GCEA
    Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 025014AECG

    0250

  5. Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 0255123GCEA
    Dsus4 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 0255123AECG

    0255

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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 6 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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