Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

G♯11sus2G♯ Dominant 11th Suspended 2nd

ERoot
F♯tone
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone

Formula ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2  ·  Notes E · F♯ · B · D · F♯ · A

How to play it

G♯11sus2 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).

G♯ Dominant 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (6 7 6 8 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
G♯ Dominant 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 17th position (18 19 18 20 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

G♯11sus2 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.

G♯ Dominant 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (6 7 6 8 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
G♯ Dominant 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 17th position (18 19 18 20 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How G♯11sus2 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
openmodal
Genres
jazzgospel
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · F♯ · B · D · F♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · ♭7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2
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