Dsus4 Chord on Guitar: How To Play the D Suspended Fourth chord
Chord Description
The intervals in the D Suspended Fourth chord are Root, Perfect Fourth, and Perfect Fifth
You may find this chord denoted as:
- D Suspended Fourth
- Dsus4
The notes of the D Suspended Fourth chord are D, G, and A.
Suspended chords don't have the Third, so they're neither major or minor.
Suspended 4th chords are created taking away the third and adding the fourth.
Notes in the D sus4 chord:
DGA
How the Suspended Fourth chord is built:
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How To Play The Dsus4 chord on guitar
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Position 1
Open
Position 2
Open
Position 3
BarreMovable
Position 4
BarreMovable
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Fretboard map of D sus4 chord tones
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.
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