Dsus4 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning
Dsus4
Suspended 4
Notes:D · G · A
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Dsus4 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 | 4 4 1 1 – – – – 2 2 3 3 | D D G G A A D D A A D D | medium | |
| 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 | D D G G D D G G A A D D | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x x x | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – | D D A A D D G G x x x x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 10 10 10 10 7 7 8 8 x x | – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – | x x D D G G A A D D x x | medium | |
| x x 10 10 10 10 0 0 8 8 10 10 | – – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 | x x D D G G D D D D A A | medium | |
| x x 10 10 10 10 0 0 x x 10 10 | – – 1 1 2 2 – – – – 3 3 | x x D D G G D D x x A A | easy | |
| 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 | 4 4 2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 | D D G G A A D D G G D D | hard | |
| 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 x x | 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – | D D G G D D G G A A x x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 x x x x | 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – – – – | D D A A A A G G x x x x | easy | |
| x x 10 10 10 10 7 7 x x x x | – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – – – | x x D D G G A A x x x x | medium | |
| x x x x 10 10 0 0 8 8 10 10 | – – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 | x x x x G G D D D D A A | medium | |
| x x x x 10 10 0 0 x x 10 10 | – – – – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 | x x x x G G D D x x A A | easy | |
| 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 | 3 3 4 4 – – – – 1 1 2 2 | D D A A A A D D G G D D | hard | |
| x x x x 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 | – – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 | x x x x D D G G A A D D | medium | |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 | D D A A D D G G D D G G | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 10 10 x x 7 7 8 8 8 8 | – – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 | x x D D x x A A D D G G | hard |
The Dsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes D, G, 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 Dsus4 chord is built
Formula: 1 · 4 · 5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | D |
| 4 | 5 | G |
| 5 | 7 | A |
More D chords
Other roots
See Dsus4 in another tuning
What notes make up the Dsus4 chord?
Dsus4 is a Suspended 4 chord built from the notes D, G, 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.