Banjo Dsus2 chord (Open D)D suspended 2nd on the 5-string banjo: 0 3 0 2, and 6 more shapes

Dsus2 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open D tuning: 0 3 0 2, open position, with the short 5th string marked
Dsus2 (D suspended 2nd) on the 5-string banjo, Open D: 0 3 0 2, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 3 0 2 (open position)

  1. String 4 (D): open, D
  2. String 3 (F♯): 3rd fret, middle finger, A
  3. String 2 (A): open, A
  4. String 1 (D): 2nd fret, index finger, E
  5. String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, not in the chord

Sounds: D A A E  ·  Dsus2 is D, E, A (1 · 2 · 5)

The 5th string: the short f♯ adds the 3rd over Dsus2, a colour rather than a clash.

Open D tuning: f♯DF♯AD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Open D once in its Settings and it remembers.

More Dsus2 shapes

  1. 12f♯EAAD2 3 0 0
    open
  2. 241f♯DADE0 3 5 2
    open
  3. 2fr1241f♯EADE2 3 5 2
    2fr
  4. 7fr211f♯DDEA0 8 7 7
    7fr
  5. 10fr2134f♯DEAD12 10 12 12
    10fr
  6. 12fr413f♯DAAE0 15 12 14
    12fr

Other D chords in Open D

DDmD7Dm7Dmaj7D6Dsus4Dsus2DdimDaug

Other suspended 2nd chords

Gsus2Asus2Dsus2Csus2Bsus2Esus2Fsus2B♭sus2

Dsus2 in other tunings

Open GDouble CSawmillC Tuning

All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app