D thirteenth, suspended fourth
How to play D13sus4 — Thirteenth, suspended fourth
D13sus4 (Thirteenth, suspended fourth)D · G · A · C · E · B
Guitar samples: Acoustic guitar — University of Iowa (via tonejs-instruments, CC-BY 3.0)
D thirteenth, suspended fourth — notes and structure
The D13sus4 chord is a thirteenth chord with the third suspended — lush and unresolved.
The D13sus4 thirteenth, suspended fourth consists of the notes D, G, A, C, E, B. Its interval structure is R–4–5–7–9–13 — the root, then each chord tone stacked above it. This is the same chord you see in the interactive finder above, drawn on the guitar fretboard with the root circled and every chord tone labelled.
D13sus4 stacks a perfect fourth (G), a perfect fifth (A), a minor seventh (C), a ninth (E) and a thirteenth (B) above the root D.
The finder shows 2 ways to play D13sus4 — an open-position shape reaching up to the 5th fret. None of them need a barre.
What key is D13sus4 in?
Every note of D13sus4 belongs to the scales below, so the chord sounds at home in each of these keys — the roman numeral is the degree it sits on.
- C major — the II chord
- G major — the V chord
- A minor — the IV chord
- E minor — the VII chord
Chords that go with D13sus4
In C major, the chords built on the first, fourth and fifth degrees carry most songs — put D13sus4 next to these:
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the D thirteenth, suspended fourth chord?
- The D13sus4 chord contains the notes D, G, A, C, E, B. It is a thirteenth chord with the third suspended — lush and unresolved.
- How many ways can you play D13sus4 on guitar?
- 2 voicings are shown on this page — from open position up the neck — each with its own fingering diagram and audio.
- Is D13sus4 a hard chord to play?
- It is fairly beginner-friendly — there is an open-position shape and none of the voicings need a barre.
- What key does D13sus4 belong to?
- D13sus4 fits C major (where it is the II chord), G major (where it is the V chord), A minor (where it is the IV chord) — every note of the chord is in those scales.