Dsus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

○○○○244112233DDEEAAEEAADD
Dsus2
Suspended 2
Notes:D · E · A
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDEA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 34 4 – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3D D E E A A E E A A D Dmedium
x x x x 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 3– – – – 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3x x x x D D E E A A D Dmedium
x x x x 5 5 7 7 3 3 5 5– – – – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3x x x x D D A A A A E Ehard
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 8 5 51 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1D D A A D D A A D D E Emedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 7 7 0 0 8 8 10 10– – 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 4 4x x D D E E D D D D A Amedium
x x 12 12 12 12 0 0 8 8 10 10– – 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2x x E E A A D D D D A Ahard
x x 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1x x D D A A D D E E A Amedium · barre on fret 10
x x 12 12 12 12 0 0 x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –x x E E A A D D x x x xeasy
5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 5 53 3 – – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4D D E E A A E E A A E Emedium
x x x x 5 5 2 2 3 3 5 5– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4x x x x D D E E A A E Emedium
x x x x 5 5 x x 3 3 5 5– – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3x x x x D D x x A A E Ehard
5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 5 51 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1D D A A E E A A D D E Emedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 7 7 0 0 10 10 10 10– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x D D E E D D E E A Amedium
x x 12 12 12 12 0 0 8 8 x x– – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 – –x x E E A A D D D D x xhard
x x x x x x 0 0 10 10 10 10– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x D D E E A Aeasy
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –A A E E A A D D x x x xeasy · barre on fret 12

The Dsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes D, E, A. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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.