What notes are in a Dsus4 chord?

Dsus4 is D, G, A: the 1, 4, 5 of D.

What scale goes with Dsus4?

Scales on D that contain every note of Dsus4: D Major, D Minor, D Minor Pentatonic, D Blues, D Dorian, D Phrygian.

Guitar chord · Suspended 4th

Dsus4 chord (D Suspended 4th)

Replaces the 3rd with a 4th, suspending major/minor feeling with open tension.

Notes DGA

Formula 1 4 5

Shapes 3 on this page

Dsus4 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, D.

Esus4 Open / Barre Shape 10 12 12 12 10 10

Asus4 Open / Barre Shape x 5 7 7 8 5

Dsus4 Open Shape x x 0 2 3 3

Interactive chord diagram

Dsus4 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Dsus4

These scales start on D and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Dsus4 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Dsus4 chord?: Dsus4 is D, G, A: the 1, 4, 5 of D.
How do you play Dsus4 on guitar?: Esus4 Open / Barre Shape: 10 12 12 12 10 10; Asus4 Open / Barre Shape: x 5 7 7 8 5; Dsus4 Open Shape: x x 0 2 3 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Dsus4?: Scales on D that contain every note of Dsus4: D Major, D Minor, D Minor Pentatonic, D Blues, D Dorian, D Phrygian.

Suspended 4th chords in every key

Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 Ebsus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 Absus4 Asus4 Bbsus4 Bsus4