D7sus4 8-string bass chord

How to play D7sus4 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the F string at the 2nd fret. Let the D, G and C strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, E and A strings.

From the F♯ string x x x x 0 0 0 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in D7sus4?

D7sus4, D dominant seventh suspended fourth, is D, G, A and C: the root (D), the perfect fourth (G), the perfect fifth (A) and the minor seventh (C). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7.

Where does D7sus4 go?

Usually to D7, G falling to F♯, and on to G. On its own it is the open, floating sound of a lot of folk and pop.