Dsus4 ukulele chord

The shape

Tap the diagram to hear Dsus4 strummed on the ukulele. Dsus4 on ukulele is 2230 (numbers are frets on the g-C-E-A strings, starting from the g string on the left). It sits in the first few frets, comfortable for beginners.

Standard gCEA high-Gtuning (soprano / concert / tenor). Baritone ukulele (DGBE) uses different shapes and isn't covered here yet.

The notes in Dsus4

Because the uke's high-G string is re-entrant (it's a high note, not a bass), these notes don't stack low-to-high like a guitar — but the chord is the same: D (R), G (4), A (5).

What a suspended fourth chord is

a sus4 replaces the third with the fourth (root, 4th, 5th) — the fourth leans on the ear and wants to fall back to the third.

How it's used: The classic suspension: play the sus4, then resolve to the plain chord and you get that satisfying 'sit down' release. The Vsus4→V is a staple.

The sound: Tense-then-sweet; suspended, waiting to resolve. Where you'll hear it: Rock and pop intros and turnarounds, gospel, and big ringing suspended-chord intros.

Hear Dsus4 in a progression

The suspension and its release: the sus4 leans, then resolves to the plain chord. Played on the ukulele — press play, and drag Key to move it.

Other D ukulele chords

suspended fourth ukulele chords on other roots

Play guitar too? See Dsus4 on guitar.

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