Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

D11sus2D Dominant 11th Suspended 2nd

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F♯tone

Btone

Dtone

F♯tone

Atone

Formula 2 · 3 · 6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · Notes E · F♯ · B · D · F♯ · A

How to play it

D11sus2 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (0 5 5 5 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

D Dominant 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (0 5 5 7 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

D11sus2 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 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (0 5 5 5 7) in Open G (gDGBD)

D Dominant 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (0 5 5 7 5) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How D11sus2 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · F♯ · B · D · F♯ · A

Formula (scale degrees)2 · 3 · 6 · 1 · 3 · 5

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