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

Dsus2 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 0 2 3 2, open position, with the short 5th string marked
Dsus2 (D suspended 2nd) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 0 2 3 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 2 3 2 (open position)

  1. String 4 (D): open, D
  2. String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), A
  3. String 2 (B): 3rd fret, middle finger, D
  4. String 1 (D): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), E
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

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

The 5th string: the short g adds the 4th over Dsus2, a colour rather than a clash.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More Dsus2 shapes

  1. 112gEADD2 2 3 0
    open
  2. 1121gEADE2 2 3 2
    at the nut
  3. 5fr314gDDEA0 7 5 7
    5fr
  4. 7fr341gDEAA0 9 10 7
    7fr
  5. 9fr12gDEAD0 9 10 0
    9fr
  6. 12fr1243gDADE12 14 15 14
    12fr

Other D chords in Open G

DDmD7Dm7Dmaj7D6Dsus4Dsus2DdimDaug

Other suspended 2nd chords

Gsus2Asus2Dsus2Csus2Bsus2Esus2Fsus2B♭sus2

Dsus2 in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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