How to play D7sus4: a dominant 7th suspended built on D, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 1 open string, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x x 0 2 1 3 (x = not played).
| Note | D | G | A | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 4 | 5 | b7 |
D7sus4 is a dominant 7th suspended with D as its root. The full theoretical spelling is D, G, A, C. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
D7sus4 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 4 major keys and 4 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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D7sus4 is spelled D, G, A, C: the root, 4th, 5th, flat 7th. The common guitar voicing sounds every one of them.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x x 0 2 1 3 (x means the string is not played). Fret the B string at the 1st fret. Add the G string at the 2nd fret. Add the high E string at the 3rd fret. The D string rings open. Strum from the D string down; the low E and A strings stay silent.
D7sus4 belongs to 8 keys: G major (the V chord), C major (the ii chord), F major (the vi chord), Bb major (the iii chord), D minor (the i), A minor (the iv), G minor (the v) and E minor (the VII).
