Chord Transitions

D to Dsus4

How to transition from a D chord to the Dsus4 chord.

The D → Dsus4 transition is the same I → Isus4 move in the key of D or any key where you're playing D shapes.

Chord shapes

Play the D chord in a D shape, and transition to Dsus4 played in a D shape. Place your fourth finger down in the next fret after your second finger to make the D chord into a sus4 chord.

DFull××o132
Dsus4Full××o134

Anchor fingers: finger 1 on G string (fret 2), finger 3 on B string (fret 3)

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