Guitar chord · Suspended & power

D♭ suspended 4th chord on guitar

6 ways to play D♭sus4 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

Hanging tension that usually resolves to a major or minor chord.

Spell as C♯sus4

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

Left-handed

Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 4th fret — this is the barre.
6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
5th string (A): 4th fret, held by the barre D♭
4th string (D): 4th fret, held by the barre G♭
3rd string (G): 6th fret, ring finger (3) D♭
2nd string (B): 7th fret, pinky finger (4) G♭
1st string (high E): 4th fret, held by the barre A♭

e|--4---|
B|--7---|
G|--6---|
D|--4---|
A|--4---|
E|--x---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

There’s no open-string way to play D♭sus4 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 4th fret (x44674).