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Dbsus2 chord on guitar

Dbsus2 is a suspended second chord: open and airy, neither major nor minor. It is built from Db, Eb and Ab (formula 1 2 5). With no third it fits over both major and minor harmony and often resolves back to the plain chord. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x41124.

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x 4 1 1 2 4
4×
x 4 6 6 4 4
6
9 6 6 6 9 9
8××
x x 11 8 9 9
11××
x x 11 13 14 11

Dbsus2 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Fret 1: x41124. Mute the low E string.
  2. Barre at fret 4: x46644. Mute the low E string, barre fret 4 from the A to the high E string.
  3. Fret 6: 966699. Barre fret 6 from the A to the G string.
  4. Fret 8: x-x-11-8-9-9. Mute the low E and A strings.
  5. Barre at fret 11: x-x-11-13-14-11. Mute the low E and A strings, barre fret 11 from the D to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Dbsus2 chord?
Dbsus2 is made of Db, Eb and Ab: the root, major 2nd and perfect 5th above Db.
What is the easiest way to play Dbsus2?
Play x41124 (low E to high E): mute the low E string.

Also try: Db Major · C# Minor · Db7 · Dbmaj7 · Chord Charts