Dsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

✕○3412DGADG
Dsus4
Suspended 4
Notes:D · G · A
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDGA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 3 0 1 1– 3 4 – 1 2x D G A D Gmedium
x 3 3 5 6 3– 1 1 2 3 1x D G D G Amedium · barre on fret 3
5 8 5 5 6 81 3 1 1 2 4A G A D G Dmedium · barre on fret 5
10 8 10 0 6 x3 2 4 – 1 –D G D A G xhard
10 8 10 10 8 82 1 3 4 1 1D G D G A Dmedium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 10 x x1 1 1 1 – –D A D G x xeasy · barre on fret 10
x 3 3 0 1 3– 2 3 – 1 4x D G A D Amedium
x 3 5 5 6 3– 1 2 3 4 1x D A D G Amedium · barre on fret 3
5 8 5 5 8 81 2 1 1 3 4A G A D A Dmedium · barre on fret 5
10 10 10 0 6 x2 3 4 – 1 –D A D A G xhard
10 8 10 10 8 x2 1 3 4 1 –D G D G A xmedium · barre on fret 8
10 10 x 10 x x1 2 – 3 – –D A x G x xeasy
x 3 3 0 x x– 1 2 – – –x D G A x xeasy
x 3 5 5 6 x– 1 2 3 4 –x D A D G xmedium
5 8 5 0 6 81 3 1 – 2 4A G A A G Dmedium · barre on fret 5
10 x 10 0 6 83 – 4 – 1 2D x D A G Dhard

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