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

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

D#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:D# · G# · A#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#sus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 4 3 4 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x D# G# A# D# x	medium
x 4 4 8 4 6	– 1 1 3 1 2	x D# G# D# D# A#	hard · barre on fret 4
x x x 8 9 6	– – – 2 3 1	x x x D# G# A#	medium
11 9 x 8 11 x	3 2 – 1 4 –	D# G# x D# A# x	hard
11 9 11 x 11 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	D# G# D# x A# x	hard
x 4 4 3 x x	– 2 3 1 – –	x D# G# A# x x	easy
x 4 6 8 4 4	– 1 2 3 1 1	x D# A# D# D# G#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 9 6 8 9 6	1 3 1 2 4 1	A# G# A# D# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 x 8 9 x	3 4 – 1 2 –	D# A# x D# G# x	hard
11 11 11 x 9 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	D# A# D# x G# x	hard
x 4 x 3 4 4	– 2 – 1 3 4	x D# x A# D# G#	hard
x 4 4 x 4 6	– 1 2 – 3 4	x D# G# x D# A#	hard
x 9 6 8 9 6	– 3 1 2 4 1	x G# A# D# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 11 8 11 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x G# D# D# A# x	medium
11 9 x x 11 11	2 1 – – 3 4	D# G# x x A# D#	hard
x 4 4 3 x 4	– 2 3 1 – 4	x D# G# A# x G#	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 – Open Em 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 D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open Em E-B-E-G-B-E 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.