Dsus4 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

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Dsus4
Suspended 4
Notes:D · G · A
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDGA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 12 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 1D D G G D D G G A A D Dmedium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –D D A A D D G G x x x xeasy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 8 8 5 5 6 6 x x– – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –x x D D G G A A D D x xmedium
x x 8 8 8 8 x x 6 6 8 8– – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4x x D D G G x x D D A Ahard
x x 8 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 8 8– – 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1x x D D G G D D G G A Amedium · barre on fret 8
x x x x 10 10 10 10 11 11 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – –x x x x A A D D G G x xeasy
3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –D D G G D D G G A A x xmedium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 61 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3D D A A D D G G D D G Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 8 8 5 5 x x x x– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – – –x x D D G G A A x x x xmedium
x x 8 8 10 10 x x 6 6 6 6– – 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2x x D D A A x x D D G Ghard
x x 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 8 8– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1x x D D A A D D G G A Amedium · barre on fret 8
10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 11 11 x x1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –A A x x A A D D G G x xhard
x x x x 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1– – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2x x x x D D G G A A D Dmedium
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 61 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4D D A A D D A A D D G Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 x x 5 5 6 6 6 6– – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x D D x x A A D D G Ghard
x x 8 8 10 10 10 10 x x 6 6– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1x x D D A A D D x x G Ghard

The Dsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes D, G, A. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop B 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
45G
57A

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.