D#sus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:D# · G# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#sus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 4 1 1 2 4	1 3 1 1 2 4	A# G# A# D# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 6 x 6 2 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	D# A# x G# G# x	hard
6 4 6 6 4 4	2 1 3 4 1 1	D# G# D# G# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 6 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	D# A# D# G# x x	easy · barre on fret 6
x 11 11 8 9 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x D# G# A# D# x	medium
x 11 11 x 9 11	– 2 3 – 1 4	x D# G# x D# A#	hard
x 11 11 x x 11	– 1 2 – – 3	x D# G# x x A#	easy
1 4 1 1 4 4	1 2 1 1 3 4	A# G# A# D# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 6 6 x 2 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	D# A# D# x G# x	hard
6 4 6 6 4 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	D# G# D# G# A# x	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 6 9 9	1 1 1 1 2 3	D# A# D# G# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 11 8 x x	– 2 3 1 – –	x D# G# A# x x	medium
x x 11 x 9 11	– – 2 – 1 3	x x G# x D# A#	hard
11 11 11 x x 11	1 2 3 – – 4	G# D# G# x x A#	hard
x x 1 1 2 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x A# D# G# x	easy
6 6 x x 2 4	3 4 – – 1 2	D# A# x x G# D#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#sus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes D#, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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 D#sus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
4	5	G#
5	7	A#

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 Asus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See D#sus4 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 D#sus4 chord?

D#sus4 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.