D suspended 4th (Dsus4)
DRoot
GPerf 4
APerf 5
Anticipatory and unresolved. Replaces the 3rd with a 4th. Common in rock and pop as a transition chord.
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How to play it
Dsus4
D suspended 4th, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- D G B e · open
- DRoot
- GP4
- AP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds suspended 4th
D+5 fretsG+2 fretsA
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Dsus2 →
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Where to go next
More D chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D
What Dsus4 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D major
Other Sus4 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Dsus4
D suspended 4th, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- D G B e · open
- DRoot
- GP4
- 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 Dsus4 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D major
Other Sus4 chords
Same quality, every root