Dsus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Half Step Down

in Half Step Down (D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:D · E · A

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dsus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x x x 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1	– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x x x D D A A D D E E	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 x x	– – 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 – –	x x D D E E A A D D x x	medium
x x 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x E E A A D D D D x x	hard
x x 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1	x x D D A A D D E E A A	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 11	2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4	D D E E A A D D A A D D	medium · barre on fret 8
11 11 x x x x 10 10 11 11 11 11	2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4	D D x x x x E E A A D D	hard
1 1 1 1 1 1 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	E E A A D D x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 1
x x 6 6 3 3 3 3 6 6 x x	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –	x x D D E E A A E E x x	medium
x x 8 8 x x 8 8 4 4 6 6	– – 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1 2 2	x x E E x x D D D D A A	hard
x x 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –	x x D D A A D D E E x x	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 x x	2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 – –	D D E E A A D D A A x x	medium · barre on fret 8
11 11 x x x x 10 10 11 11 x x	2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 – –	D D x x x x E E A A x x	easy
x x x x 1 1 3 3 x x 1 1	– – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2	x x x x D D A A x x E E	hard
x x 6 6 3 3 3 3 x x x x	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x D D E E A A x x x x	medium
x x 8 8 8 8 x x 4 4 6 6	– – 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2	x x E E A A x x D D A A	hard
x x x x x x 8 8 6 6 6 6	– – – – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x D D E E A A	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
2	2	E
5	7	A

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 Asus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See Dsus2 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Half Step Down D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-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.