Piano chord
D sus4 chord
Dsus4 is a suspended chord: the root D, a perfect 4th up to G and a perfect 5th up to A.
- Symbol
- Dsus4
- Notes
- D – G – A
Play it yourself
Tap D, G and A on the keys below, in any order.
- D
- G
- A
Sus chords replace the third with another note, so they are neither major nor minor. A sus4 chord sounds like it is waiting, and often resolves to the major chord on the same root.
Inversions of Dsus4
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
D – G – A
- 1st inversion · Dsus4/G
G – A – D
- 2nd inversion · Dsus4/A
A – D – G
Keys with Dsus4
Dsus4 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.