Db Sus2 Guitar Chord (Dbsus2)
The Db Sus2 chord (Dbsus2) is built from the notes Db, Eb, and Ab: the R, 2, 5 of Db. Below are the five ways to play Dbsus2 on guitar, laid out in order from the lowest position on the neck to the highest.
A suspended second chord is open and airy: the third is swapped for the second, so it sounds neither major nor minor. The lowest shape starts around fret 1, and Dbsus2 appears in four more positions higher up the neck.
Notes in Dbsus2
How to play Dbsus2: five positions
Strings run low E to high e, left to right. Dots are finger positions, a ringed dot is the root (Db), an × means don't play that string, and the label on the right (like "11fr") is the starting fret. Under each shape are the notes it sounds and their role in the chord.
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Other Db chords
The sus2 chord in other keys
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the Db Sus2 chord?
- The Db Sus2 chord (Dbsus2) contains the notes Db, Eb, and Ab. Those are the R, 2, 5 of Db, so the chord is Db (the root), Eb (the second), and Ab (the fifth).
- How do you play Dbsus2 on guitar?
- There are five ways to play Dbsus2, one for each CAGED shape. The lowest shape starts around fret 1, and Dbsus2 appears in four more positions higher up the neck. A nearby voicing often makes an awkward chord change much easier, so if one shape fights you, try the next one up or down the neck.
- What does a Dbsus2 chord sound like?
- A suspended second chord is open and airy: the third is swapped for the second, so it sounds neither major nor minor. You can hear Dbsus2 and any progression built from it in the free interactive tools on this site.
- Is Dbsus2 a hard chord to play?
- Dbsus2 has no open shape in standard tuning, so it is usually played as a barre chord. That takes a little hand strength, but the shape is movable: learn it once and you can slide it to other roots.