D#sus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:D# · G# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#sus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 1 3 3 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	D# G# D# A# x x	medium
3 3 3 3 3 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	D# A# D# A# D# G#	easy · barre on fret 3
x x x 8 8 6	– – – 2 3 1	x x x D# G# A#	medium
x 8 8 8 10 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	x D# G# D# A# x	medium · barre on fret 8
3 3 3 1 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	D# A# D# G# x x	medium
x x 3 3 3 4	– – 1 1 1 2	x x D# A# D# G#	easy · barre on fret 3
x 8 x 8 8 6	– 2 – 3 4 1	x D# x D# G# A#	hard
x 8 10 8 8 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x D# A# D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
3 1 x 3 3 x	2 1 – 3 4 –	D# G# x A# D# x	hard
3 3 3 3 x 4	1 1 1 1 – 2	D# A# D# A# x G#	easy · barre on fret 3
x 8 8 x 8 6	– 2 3 – 4 1	x D# G# x G# A#	hard
x 8 8 8 10 11	– 1 1 1 2 3	x D# G# D# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 8
3 3 x 1 3 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	D# A# x G# D# x	hard
x x 3 3 x 4	– – 1 2 – 3	x x D# A# x G#	easy
x 8 8 8 x 6	– 2 3 4 – 1	x D# G# D# x A#	hard
x 8 10 8 8 11	– 1 2 1 1 3	x D# A# D# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 8

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 – Open C 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 Open C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.