Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

D♯9sus4D♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 4th

F♯Root
Btone
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone

Formula ♭3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4  ·  Notes F♯ · B · C♯ · E · G♯

How to play it

D♯9sus4 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♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 12th position (13 14 13 15 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

D♯9sus4 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 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 12th position (13 14 13 15 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How D♯9sus4 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
soulfulsuspendedsmooth
Genres
gospelsouljazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · B · C♯ · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 4
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