How to Play the D sus2 Chord on Guitar

D sus2 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The D sus2 chord is made up of the Root, Major Second, and Perfect Fifth

Different notations for the Dsus2 chord:

  • D Suspended Second
  • Dsus2

The notes of the Dsus2 chord are D, E, and A.
This is a suspended chord, that means that this chord does not have the Third and then is neither major or minor.

Suspended chords have an unstable and ambiguous sound.

Notes of the D sus2 chord:

DEA

How to create the Suspended Second chord:

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b2
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b3
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b5
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#5
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b7
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Guitar Patterns for the Dsus2 chord

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Position 1
Open

D sus2 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
Open

D sus2 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

D sus2 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
BarreMovable

D sus2 position 4 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C sus2 | D sus2 | E sus2 | F sus2 | G sus2 | A sus2 | B sus2 | C#sus2 | D#sus2 | F#sus2 | G#sus2 | A#sus2

How to create your own D sus2 chord fingerings

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

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