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Dsus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play D Suspended Second (Charts)

Dsus2 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as dsus2 chord, dsus2 guitar chord and how to play Dsus2.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Dsus2 chord diagram, Open positionDsus2 Open position: low E muted, A muted, D open, G fret 2, B fret 3, high e open.××12x x 0 2 3 0
Open position
x x 0 2 3 0
Dsus2 chord diagram, Barre (5th fret, A-string root)Dsus2 Barre (5th fret, A-string root): low E muted, A fret 5, D fret 7, G fret 7, B fret 5, high e fret 5.5fr×134x 5 7 7 5 5
Barre (5th fret, A-string root)
x 5 7 7 5 5
Dsus2 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionDsus2 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D open, G fret 2, B fret 5, high e open.××14x x 0 2 5 0
Easy 4-string version
x x 0 2 5 0

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Dsus2 (D suspended second) on guitar, play x x 0 2 3 0 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains D, E, A. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 0 2 5 0, which needs 2 fretted notes.

Dsus2 chord facts

Chord Dsus2 (D suspended second)
Other names —
Notes D, E, A
Intervals D (root), E (major 2nd), A (perfect 5th)
Formula 1-2-5
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Dsus2 on guitar?

The main shape is x x 0 2 3 0 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the G string at fret 2 (A, the perfect 5th).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the B string at fret 3 (D, the root).
  4. Let the D (D) and high e (E) strings ring open.
  5. Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string, or touch them lightly to mute.