Dsus4 chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

○○○○1122GGDDAADD
Dsus4
Suspended 4
Notes:D · G · A
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDGA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3– – – – 1 1 2 2G G D D A A D Deasy
2 2 5 5 2 2 3 31 1 3 3 1 1 2 2A A G G A A D Dmedium · barre on fret 2
7 7 7 7 7 7 8 81 1 1 1 1 1 2 2D D A A D D G Geasy · barre on fret 7
12 12 0 0 12 12 10 102 2 – – 3 3 1 1G G D D G G A Amedium
2 2 0 0 0 0 3 31 1 – – – – 2 2A A D D G G D Deasy
x x 5 5 2 2 3 3– – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x G G A A D Dmedium
7 7 7 7 0 0 x x1 1 2 2 – – – –D D A A G G x xeasy
x x 12 12 12 12 10 10– – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x D D G G A Amedium
7 7 7 7 0 0 3 32 2 3 3 – – 1 1D D A A G G D Dhard
2 2 5 5 x x 3 31 1 3 3 – – 2 2A A G G x x D Dhard
7 7 7 7 0 0 8 81 1 2 2 – – 3 3D D A A G G G Geasy
12 12 0 0 0 0 10 102 2 – – – – 1 1G G D D G G A Amedium
0 0 5 5 2 2 3 3– – 3 3 1 1 2 2G G G G A A D Dmedium
7 7 7 7 x x 8 81 1 2 2 – – 3 3D D A A x x G Geasy
x x 0 0 12 12 10 10– – – – 2 2 1 1x x D D G G A Amedium
2 2 5 5 0 0 3 31 1 3 3 – – 2 2A A G G G G D Dmedium

The Dsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes D, G, A. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB) 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.