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Dsus2 chord on guitar

Dsus2 is a suspended second chord: open and airy, neither major nor minor. It is built from D, E and A (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 xx0230.

2××
x x 0 2 3 0
5×
x 5 7 7 5 5
7
10 7 7 7 10 10
9××
x x 12 9 10 10

Dsus2 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Open position: xx0230. Mute the low E and A strings, let the D and high E strings ring open.
  2. Barre at fret 5: x57755. Mute the low E string, barre fret 5 from the A to the high E string.
  3. Fret 7: 10-7-7-7-10-10. Barre fret 7 from the A to the G string.
  4. Fret 9: x-x-12-9-10-10. Mute the low E and A strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Dsus2 chord?
Dsus2 is made of D, E and A: the root, major 2nd and perfect 5th above D.
What is the easiest way to play Dsus2?
Play xx0230 (low E to high E): mute the low E and A strings, let the D and high E strings ring open.

Also try: D Major · D Minor · D7 · Dmaj7 · Chord Charts