Dsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:D · G · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dsus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 2 3 5	– – – 1 2 3	D A D A D G	medium
x 5 5 2 3 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x D G A D x	medium
x 5 5 x 3 7	– 2 3 – 1 4	x D G x D A	hard
0 5 7 7 8 5	– 1 2 3 4 1	D D A D G G	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 7 8 7	– – 1 1 2 1	D A A D G A	easy · barre on fret 7
0 0 12 12 8 12	– – 2 3 1 4	D A D G G D	hard
0 10 12 12 10 12	– 1 2 3 1 4	D G D G A D	medium · barre on fret 10
12 12 12 12 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	D A D G x x	easy · barre on fret 12
0 0 5 2 3 0	– – 3 1 2 –	D A G A D D	medium
x 5 5 2 x x	– 2 3 1 – –	x D G A x x	medium
x 5 7 x 3 5	– 2 4 – 1 3	x D A x D G	hard
x 5 7 7 8 5	– 1 2 3 4 1	x D A D G G	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 7 8 7	– – – 1 2 1	D A D D G A	easy · barre on fret 7
0 12 0 12 8 12	– 2 – 3 1 4	D A D G G D	hard
12 10 12 12 10 0	2 1 3 4 1 –	D G D G A D	medium · barre on fret 10
0 12 12 12 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	D A D G x x	easy · barre on fret 12

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes D, G, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D 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

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

Csus4 C#sus4 D#sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 Asus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See Dsus4 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.