About the Dsus4 chord
Dsus4 is a D suspended 4th chord built from D, G, A. Suspended and expectant: leans on the fourth, waiting to resolve back to major.
Root
D
Quality
Suspended 4th
Chord tones
D G A
Shapes
1 · beginner
Notes & intervals
Every suspended 4th chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In Dsus4, that gives you:
D
root1
Home base. The root names the chord, and every other note is measured from it.
G
perfect fourth4
Stands in for the third and leans forward, waiting to land.
A
perfect fifth5
The fifth adds weight and strength behind the root.
Character & mood
WarmSuspended and expectant: leans on the fourth, waiting to resolve back to major.