Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

DM9sus4D Major 9th Suspended 4th

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Formula 2 · 5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3  ·  Notes E · A · B · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

DM9sus4 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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 Major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 6th position (0 7 7 7 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
D Major 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 12th position (12 13 12 14 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

DM9sus4 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 Major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 6th position (0 7 7 7 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
D Major 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 12th position (12 13 12 14 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How DM9sus4 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
suspendedlush
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · A · B · D♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3
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