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Dsus4 guitar chord

D sus 4. Notes: D G A.
01

Easy shape

Beginner
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Open position · Suspended

Keep your first and third fingers planted when resolving to D.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A muted: don’t play it
  3. D open (D)
  4. G fret 2, finger 1 (A)
  5. B fret 3, finger 3 (D)
  6. High E fret 3, finger 4 (G)
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Harder shape

Hard
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A-shape · fret 5 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 5. Set your first finger across fret 5 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A fret 5, finger 1 (D)
  3. D fret 7, finger 2 (A)
  4. G fret 7, finger 3 (D)
  5. B fret 8, finger 4 (G)
  6. High E fret 5, finger 1 (A)
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