Dsus4 Ukulele Chord
Want to play the Dsus4 chord on your ukulele? It is a two-finger shape, not hard but new at first. Your fingers go on the C and E strings. The steps below show exactly where each one sits.
A two-finger shape. Here is how to play Dsus4, step by step.
- Notes: D, G and A
- Frets: 0 2 3 0
- Tuning: g C E A
Dsus4 ukulele chord details
- Type
- Suspended 4th
- Also known as
- D suspended fourth
- Formula
- 1 4 5
- Intervals
- D (root), G (perfect 4th), A (perfect 5th)
- Notes
- D, G and A
- Frets
- 0 2 3 0
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Tuning
- Standard (g C E A)
How to play the Dsus4 chord
Here is the Dsus4 chord step by step:
- Put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the C string.
- Put your ring finger on the 3rd fret of the E string.
- Leave the g and A strings open.
- Strum all four strings.
Take it slowly the first few times and it will start to feel natural. New to these grids? Have a look at how to read a ukulele chord diagram.
What notes are in the Dsus4 chord?
The Dsus4 chord is built from three notes: D, G and A (the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th). On the ukulele the G is doubled, so you get a nice full sound. A suspended chord swaps the third for a 2nd or a 4th, so it sounds neither happy nor sad, just open and ringing until it resolves.
Ukulele songs that use the Dsus4 chord
- Billie Eilishidontwannabeyouanymore
- Elton JohnYour Song
- Maroon 5Payphone
- P!nkJust Give me a Reason
- ABBASlipping Through My Fingers
- Misc CartoonsA Whole New World
- Eddie VedderRise
- Taylor Swift22
- Demi LovatoLet It Go
- QueenCrazy Little Thing Called Love
- P!nk******’ Perfect
- Meghan TrainorBetter When I’m Dancing
- ParamoreLast Hope
- My Chemical RomanceThe Light Behind Your Eyes
- Panic! at the DiscoFolkin’ Around
- Panic! at the DiscoBittersweet
- Matt Redman10000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
- YazooOnly You
- The BeatlesYou’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
- Macklemore & Ryan LewisCan’t Hold Us
Want to go further?
Once Dsus4 feels comfortable, its close relatives are worth exploring: try D7, Dmaj7, Dm and D. Sus chords want to resolve, so Dsus4 is happiest right before a plain D chord. Then put it into a strumming pattern. When you are ready, try some easy ukulele songs.