Dsus2 chord on Dobro / Resonator

in Open G (GBDGBD) tuning

✕○2131DDADE
Dsus2
Suspended 2
Notes:D · E · A
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDEA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 0 2 3 2– 2 – 1 3 1x D D A D Eeasy · barre on fret 2
x 3 2 2 3 2– 2 1 1 3 1x D E A D Eeasy · barre on fret 2
x 3 7 7 5 x– 1 3 4 2 –x D A D E xhard
7 5 7 7 5 02 1 3 4 1 –D E A D E Dmedium · barre on fret 5
7 10 7 9 10 71 3 1 2 4 1D A A E A Amedium · barre on fret 7
9 10 0 9 10 01 3 – 2 4 –E A D E A Dmedium
x x 0 2 3 2– – – 1 2 1x x D A D Eeasy · barre on fret 2
x 3 2 2 3 x– 3 1 2 4 –x D E A D xmedium
x 3 x 7 5 7– 1 – 3 2 4x D x D E Ahard
7 5 7 7 5 x2 1 3 4 1 –D E A D E xmedium · barre on fret 5
7 10 7 9 10 01 3 1 2 4 –D A A E A Dmedium · barre on fret 7
9 10 0 9 10 x1 3 – 2 4 –E A D E A xmedium
x 3 2 2 3 0– 3 1 2 4 –x D E A D Dmedium
x 3 2 2 x x– 3 1 2 – –x D E A x xeasy
x 3 7 x 5 7– 1 3 – 2 4x D A x E Ahard
x 5 0 7 5 7– 1 – 3 2 4x E D D E Amedium

The Dsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes D, E, A. Below are playable fingerings for Dobro / Resonator 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

Open G (GBDGBD) G-B-D-G-B-D
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.