D Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Guitar Chord Fingering

D 7sus4 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Welcome to our detailed tutorial on the D 7sus4 chord. This chord belongs to the suspended chords family, which are chords without the third. The notes that make up the D 7sus4 chord are D, G, A, and C, and the intervals that build this chord are 1, 4, 5, and b7. These intervals are also known as the Root, Perfect Fourth, Perfect Fifth, and Minor Seventh, respectively.

Understanding the structure of the D 7sus4 chord can be made easier by familiarizing yourself with the fretboard intervals. This will give you a solid foundation to grasp the concept of chord construction.

The D 7sus4 chord is a member of the suspended chords family, which means it lacks a major or minor third, giving it an open, unresolved sound. Additionally, the presence of the minor seventh (b7) makes it a type of dominant chord.

This tutorial will guide you through how to play the D 7sus4 chord, with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns showing the tones composing the chord. If you're interested in learning more about chord construction, check out our comprehensive guitar music theory tutorial, which covers how to build chords by stacking intervals.

Once you've mastered the D 7sus4 chord, you might want to explore more advanced chords or dive into some common chord progressions to start creating your own songs.

Happy strumming!

D 7sus4 chord Notes:

DGAC

Tones in the Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7

D Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Guitar Chord Diagrams

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If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.

You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.

Position 1
Open

D 7sus4 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreMovable

D 7sus4 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

D 7sus4 position 3 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 7sus4 | D 7sus4 | E 7sus4 | F 7sus4 | G 7sus4 | A 7sus4 | B 7sus4 | C#7sus4 | D#7sus4 | F#7sus4 | G#7sus4 | A#7sus4 | Ab7sus4 | Bb7sus4 | Db7sus4 | Eb7sus4 | Gb7sus4

How to build the D 7sus4 chord on guitar

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
4
5
b7
1
4
5
b7
1
4
5
b7
1
4
5
b7
1
4
5
b7
1
4
5
b7
1
4
5
b7
1
4
5
b7
1
4