Banjo Dsus4 chord (Open G)D suspended 4th on the 5-string banjo: 0 2 3 5, and 6 more shapes

Dsus4 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 0 2 3 5, open position, with the short 5th string marked
Dsus4 (D suspended 4th) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 0 2 3 5, 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 5 (open position)

  1. String 4 (D): open, D
  2. String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger, A
  3. String 2 (B): 3rd fret, middle finger, D
  4. String 1 (D): 5th fret, little finger, G
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: D A D G  ·  Dsus4 is D, G, A (1 · 4 · 5)

The 5th string: the short g is the 4th of Dsus4, so let it ring.

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 Dsus4 shapes

  1. 12gDADD0 2 3 0
    open · 5th string completes it
  2. 5fr1243gGDGA5 7 8 7
    5fr
  3. 7fr21gDGGA0 0 8 7
    7fr
  4. 10fr2314gDGAD12 12 10 12
    10fr
  5. 12fr341gDADD0 14 15 12
    12fr · 5th string completes it
  6. 14fr12gDADD0 14 15 0
    14fr · 5th string completes it

Other D chords in Open G

DDmD7Dm7Dmaj7D6Dsus4Dsus2DdimDaug

Other suspended 4th chords

Gsus4Asus4Dsus4Csus4Bsus4Esus4Fsus4B♭sus4

Dsus4 in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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