5-string bass · Standard
D ninth suspended fourth · Frets 2–3
D9sus4 5-string bass chord
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How to play D9sus4 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the E string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your index finger on the D string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the G string.
From the B string 3 3 3 2 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in D9sus4?
D9sus4, D ninth suspended fourth, is D, G, A, C and E: the root (D), the perfect fourth (G), the perfect fifth (A), the minor seventh (C) and the ninth (E). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7 9.
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Ninth suspended fourth chords in every key
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D9sus4 on other instruments
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