Dsus4 chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕○○○1234DGADGDG
Dsus4
Suspended 4
Notes:D · G · A
mediumfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDGA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 3 0 0 0 3 3– 1 2 – – – 3 4x D G A D G D Gmedium
x x x 5 5 2 3 x– – – 3 4 1 2 –x x x D G A D xmedium
x 3 3 5 7 7 3 3– 1 1 2 3 4 1 1x D G D A D D Ghard · barre on fret 3
8 8 5 5 5 0 8 x2 3 1 1 1 – 4 –D G A D G G G xmedium · barre on fret 5
8 8 x 0 0 7 8 x2 3 – – – 1 4 –D G x A D D G xhard
8 8 10 0 0 0 8 x1 2 4 – – – 3 –D G D A D G G xmedium
x x 10 10 0 0 10 10– – 1 2 – – 3 4x x D G D G A Dmedium
x x x 12 0 12 x x– – – 1 – 2 – –x x x A D G x xeasy
x 3 3 0 0 2 3 x– 2 3 – – 1 4 –x D G A D A D xmedium
x x x 5 5 2 x x– – – 2 3 1 – –x x x D G A x xmedium
x 3 5 5 5 x x x– 1 2 3 4 – – –x D A D G x x xmedium
8 8 5 5 5 7 x x3 4 1 1 1 2 – –D G A D G D x xmedium · barre on fret 5
8 8 x 0 7 0 8 x2 3 – – 1 – 4 –D G x A A G G xhard
8 8 10 0 0 0 10 x1 2 3 – – – 4 –D G D A D G A xmedium
x x 10 10 12 12 10 10– – 1 1 2 3 1 1x x D G D G A Dmedium · barre on fret 10
x x x 12 12 12 x x– – – 1 1 1 – –x x x A D G x xeasy · barre on fret 12

The Dsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes D, G, A. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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.