Open chords: Dsus4
Suspended chords explained: In a major or minor chord we have 3 notes that give us the chord spelling.
To create a suspended chord we need to replace the ‘3rd‘ in this case with the ‘4th‘.
For more information read the rest at bottom of page.
Open Chord: Dsus4
The box diagram below shows how to hold the Dsus4 if you’re previous chord is a D Major.
The box diagram below shows how to hold the Dsus4 if you’re previous chord is a D Minor.
Piano,
Chord Spelling: D, G, A
More info:
In the case of D major this would be D, F#, A
In the case of D minor this would be D, F, A
1st, 3rd, 5th = 3rd = maj 3rd(Dmajor) or min 3rd(Dminor)
The difference in a sus 4 chord is that the ‘3rd’ is suspended.
This means that it is replaced by the 4th.
The scale of D major: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
The scale of D minor: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D
As you can see the ’sus 2 ‘ is created by replacing the ‘3rd‘ with the ‘4th‘
Suspended chords explained: In a major or minor chord we have 3 notes that give us the chord spelling.
To create a suspended chord we need to replace the ‘3rd‘ in this case with the ‘2nd‘.
For more information read the rest at bottom of page.
Open Chord: Dsus2
Piano,
Chord Spelling: D, E, A
More info:
In the case of D major this would be D, F#, A
In the case of D minor this would be D, F, A
1st, 3rd, 5th = 3rd = maj 3rd(Dmajor) or min 3rd(Dminor)
The difference in a sus 2 chord is that the ‘3rd’ is suspended.
This means that it is replaced by the 2nd.
The scale of D major: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
The scale of D minor: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D
As you can see the ’sus 2 ‘ is created by replacing the ‘3rd‘ with the ‘2nd‘
Open Chord: Dsus2
Suspended chords explained: In a major or minor chord we have 3 notes that give us the chord spelling.
To create a suspended chord we need to replace the ‘3rd‘ in this case with the ‘2nd‘.
For more information read the rest at bottom of page.
Open Chord: Dsus2
Piano,
Chord Spelling: D, E, A
More info:
In the case of D major this would be D, F#, A
In the case of D minor this would be D, F, A
1st, 3rd, 5th = 3rd = maj 3rd(Dmajor) or min 3rd(Dminor)
The difference in a sus 2 chord is that the ‘3rd’ is suspended.
This means that it is replaced by the 2nd.
The scale of D major: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
The scale of D minor: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D
As you can see the ’sus 2 ‘ is created by replacing the ‘3rd‘ with the ‘2nd‘
Chord Spelling: A C E
Notes on the ‘D’ string
This article deals with the notes on the guitar and not why you should learn them. Why learn notes on the guitar?
Notes on the ‘D’ string: Highlighted in Red
Sharp notes on the ‘D’ string.
Flat notes on the ‘D’ string.
D# = Eb
F# = Gb
G# = Ab
A# = Bb
C# = Db
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Notes on the bottom ‘E’ string
Notes on the bottom ‘A’ string
Hall of the Mountain King
As part of my tuition for guitar I’ve written out some of the best beginners peices.
The following is and excellent introduction to the E, A and D strings.
To play and exercise you fingers properly try and play it using the correct fingers.
For this peice use the same number finger as the fret:
1st finger = 1st fret.
2nd finger = 2nd fret.
3rd finger = 3rd fret.
Below is a small peice of ‘Hall of the Mountain King’ written in notation and TAB.
Also there is a button that will play the tune.
To build up speed try and introduce ‘Alternative Picking’
V X V X
V = Down
X = Up






















