Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

D7sus4D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th

ERoot
Atone
Btone
Dtone

Formula 2 · 5 · 6 · 1  ·  Notes E · A · B · D

How to play it

D7sus4 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 x 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 0 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 5 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 5 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (x 7 0 5 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (x 7 0 7 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 7th position (x 7 7 7 10) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 7th position (x 7 7 10 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

D7sus4 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 x 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 0 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 5 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 5 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (x 7 0 5 7) in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (x 7 0 7 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 7th position (x 7 7 7 10) in Double C (gCGCD)
D Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 7th position (x 7 7 10 7) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How D7sus4 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
suspendedsoulfulanticipatory
Genres
soulgospeljazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · A · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 5 · 6 · 1
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