Dsus2 5-string bass chord

How to play Dsus2 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 3rd fret. Let the E, A and D strings ring open. Don’t play the G string.

From the B string 3 0 0 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Dsus2?

Dsus2, D suspended second, is D, E and A: the root (D), the major second (E) and the perfect fifth (A). Its formula is 1 2 5.

Is Dsus2 the same as Dadd9?

No, though the names point at the same extra note, E. Dsus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; Dadd9 keeps the third, F♯, and adds the ninth on top.

Where does Dsus2 go?

Often back to D or Dm, E moving up to the third. It also works on its own as an open, ringing chord.