D suspended 2nd (Dsus2)
DRoot
EMaj 2
APerf 5
Open and airy. Replaces the 3rd with a 2nd, creating ambiguity. Popular in modern rock and ambient music for texture.
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How to play it
Dsus2
D suspended 2nd, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- D G B e · open
- DRoot
- EM2
- AP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds suspended 2nd
D+2 fretsE+5 fretsA
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Dsus4 →
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Where to go next
More D chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D
What Dsus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root
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How to play it
Dsus2
D suspended 2nd, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- D G B e · open
- DRoot
- EM2
- AP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notes04
Where to go next
More D chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D
What Dsus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root