Guitar · Suspended 4th chord

Dsus4D Suspended 4th

Key: D Major
Medium
Popular
Open chord

Dsus4 is the D suspended 4th chord on guitar, made of the notes D · G · A#.

Notes

D
G
A#

Structure

1
4
5

Sound: Suspended fourth; Tense, asks for resolution
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of D Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D	Tonic
ii	Em	Subdominant
iii	F#m	Tonic relative
IV	G	Subdominant
V	A	Dominant
vi	Bm	Tonic relative
vii°	C#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 2 of string 3.
2Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 2.
3Place your pinky on fret 3 of string 1.
4Let string 4 ring open.
5Don't play strings 6, 5.
6Strum from string 4 down.