D maj7sus4 Chord on E9 Pedal Steel
D maj7sus4 on E9 Pedal Steel as a steel plays it: every straight-bar and short slant position with no pedal or lever down, with the strings to pick.
The D maj7sus4 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, C#. This page shows how to play D maj7sus4 on E9 Pedal Steel with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
There is no open-string version on E9 Pedal Steel: the lowest shape barres fret 11 and covers 1 fret. The B, E and F# strings stay silent, so 4 of 10 sound. D falls on the D# string. It sounds from C#4 up to G5.
E9 Pedal Steel is tuned B–D–E–F#–G#–B–E–G#–D#–F#, 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.