D 7sus2 Chord on Bass VI

Play D 7sus2 on Bass VI: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The D 7sus2 chord is a suspended dominant that replaces the third with a fourth or second over a seventh. It is built from the notes D, E, A, C. This page shows how to play D 7sus2 on Bass VI with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

There is no open-string version on Bass VI: the lowest shape barres fret 10 and covers 3 frets. The G string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. D falls on the E string. It sounds from D2 up to E4.

Bass VI is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.