D Sus4 Chord on Bass VI
Play D Sus4 on Bass VI: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D Sus4 chord is a suspended chord that swaps the third for a second or fourth, leaving the harmony open and unresolved. It is built from the notes D, G, A. This page shows how to play D Sus4 on Bass VI with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A and D strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2 over a 2-fret stretch. The E string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from A1 up to G3. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 5.
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.