Dsus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:D · E · A

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dsus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 0 0 2	1 2 – – – 3	D A D A E A	easy
2 2 2 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	D A E x x x	easy · barre on fret 2
4 7 0 0 0 7	1 2 – – – 3	E D D A E D	medium
x 7 0 7 5 7	– 2 – 3 1 4	x D D E A D	medium
x 7 7 7 0 x	– 1 1 1 – –	x D A E E x	easy · barre on fret 7
x 9 0 0 0 9	– 1 – – – 2	x E D A E E	easy
x x 12 12 12 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x D A E x	easy · barre on fret 12
2 2 2 0 0 x	1 1 1 – – –	D A E A E x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 5 5 2	1 1 1 2 3 1	D A E D A A	medium · barre on fret 2
4 7 0 0 5 7	1 3 – – 2 4	E D D A A D	medium
x 7 7 5 0 7	– 2 3 1 – 4	x D A D E D	medium
x 7 7 7 0 7	– 1 2 3 – 4	x D A E E D	medium
x 9 0 0 10 9	– 1 – – 3 2	x E D A D E	easy
x x 0 12 12 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x D A E x	easy
2 2 0 0 0 x	1 2 – – – –	D A D A E x	easy
2 2 2 5 5 x	1 1 1 2 3 –	D A E D A x	medium · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes D, E, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.