What notes are in the Dsus4 chord?

Dsus4 is made of D, G and A: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above D.

What is the easiest way to play Dsus4?

Play xx0233 (low E to high E): mute the low E and A strings, let the D string ring open.

Dsus4 chord on guitar

Dsus4 is a suspended fourth chord: tense and hanging, wanting to fall back to the major chord. It is built from D, G and A (formula 1 4 5). Players often move sus4 to major and back to make one chord sound like a riff. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is xx0233.

x x 0 2 3 3

x 5 5 7 8 5

10 10 12 12 10 10

Dsus4 fingerings (low E to high E)

Open position: xx0233. Mute the low E and A strings, let the D string ring open.
Barre at fret 5: x55785. Mute the low E string, barre fret 5 from the A to the high E string.
Barre at fret 10: 10-10-12-12-10-10. Barre fret 10 from the low E to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Dsus4 chord?: Dsus4 is made of D, G and A: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above D.
What is the easiest way to play Dsus4?: Play xx0233 (low E to high E): mute the low E and A strings, let the D string ring open.

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