Electric guitar · Suspended 2nd chord

D#sus2 Suspended 2nd

Key: D# Major
Easy

D#sus2 is the D# suspended 2nd chord on electric guitar, made of the notes D# · F · A#.

Position 1 of 2Main

Notes

D#
F
A#

Structure

1
2
5

Sound: Suspended second; Suspended, expectant
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of D# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D#	Tonic
ii	Fm	Subdominant
iii	Gm	Tonic relative
IV	G#	Subdominant
V	A#	Dominant
vi	Cm	Tonic relative
vii°	Ddim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 6 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 8 of string 4.
3Place your ring finger on fret 8 of string 3.
4Don't play string 6.
5Strum from string 5 down.