Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

D9sus4D Dominant 9th Suspended 4th

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Atone

Btone

Dtone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

D9sus4 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 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (0 5 5 5 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

D Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (0 5 5 7 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

D9sus4 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 — 5th position (0 5 5 5 7) in Open G (gDGBD)

D Dominant 9th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (0 5 5 7 5) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How D9sus4 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

soulfulsuspendedsmooth

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · A · B · D · F♯

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

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