Dsus2 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) tuning

○○231ADAAE
Dsus2
Suspended 2
Notes:D · E · A
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDEA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 0 3 0 22 – 3 – 1A D A A Eeasy
3 2 3 5 22 1 3 4 1A E A D Emedium · barre on fret 2
8 0 8 7 73 – 4 1 2D D D E Amedium
8 0 10 0 01 – 2 – –D D E A Dmedium
10 12 10 12 121 2 1 3 4E D E A Dmedium · barre on fret 10
x 0 3 0 2– – 2 – 1x D A A Eeasy
x 2 3 5 2– 1 2 3 1x E A D Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 0 8 7 7– – 3 1 2x D D E Aeasy
10 0 8 0 02 – 1 – –E D D A Dmedium
10 0 10 0 01 – 2 – –E D E A Deasy
x 0 x 0 2– – – – 1x D x A Eeasy
3 2 3 5 x2 1 3 4 –A E A D xmedium
x x 8 7 7– – 3 1 2x x D E Aeasy
8 0 10 0 x1 – 2 – –D D E A xmedium
10 0 10 0 x1 – 2 – –E D E A xeasy
3 0 x 0 22 – – – 1A D x A Eeasy

The Dsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes D, E, A. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Dsus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
22E
57A

More D chords

Other roots

See Dsus2 in another tuning

What notes make up the Dsus2 chord?

Dsus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes D, E, A.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.