Dsus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down

in Whole 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

mediumfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dsus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	D D A A E E A A A A D D	medium
x x x x 2 2 4 4 5 5 2 2	– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x x x D D A A D D E E	medium · barre on fret 2
0 0 x x 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –	D D x x E E A A A A D D	easy
0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 0 0	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	D D E E A A D D D D D D	hard
0 0 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1	D D D D A A D D E E A A	medium · barre on fret 7
0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0	– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	D D E E A A D D A A D D	easy · barre on fret 9
x x x x x x 11 11 12 12 0 0	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x x x E E A A D D	easy
0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 2 2	– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 – – 3 3	D D A A D D A A A A E E	medium
2 2 2 2 2 2 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 2
0 0 7 7 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –	D D D D E E A A A A D D	medium
0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	D D E E A A D D D D x x	hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7	– – 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 7
0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 x x	– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	D D E E A A D D A A x x	easy · barre on fret 9
12 12 x x x x 11 11 12 12 12 12	2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4	D D x x x x E E A A D D	hard
0 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 2 2	– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2	D D A A E E A A A A E E	medium
x x x x 2 2 4 4 x x 2 2	– – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2	x x x x D D A A x x E E	hard

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 – Whole 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 Whole 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.