Dsus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:D · E · A

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dsus2 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 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 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.