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This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

Intermediate

D#sus4 Guitar Chord

A suspended fourth. D#sus4 creates natural tension.

Also known as

  • Ebsus4
  • D# sus4
  • Eb sus4
  • E-flatsus4
  • D-sharpsus4
  • E-flat sus4
  • D-sharp sus4
  • D# suspended 4th
  • Eb suspended 4th
  • D# suspended fourth
  • Eb suspended fourth
  • E-flat suspended 4th
  • D-sharp suspended 4th
  • E-flat suspended fourth
  • D-sharp suspended fourth

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

Barre at the 6th fret and add the sus4 with your pinky. The stretch is manageable at this neck position. Resolve it to D# major by lifting the pinky — it's a simple but effective way to add movement to a static chord progression.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 1 3 4 4 1 3 4 4
eBGDAE 4 4 3 1 4 4 3 1
eBGDAE 1 4 3 4 1 4 3 4
eBGDAE 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 4

See how D#sus4 works with other chords — Progression Generator