D Sus4 Chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele

How to play the D Sus4 chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

D Sus4 chord diagram, starting at fret 2. Strings low to high: G open, C 2nd fret, E 3rd fret, A open.

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 Taro-Patch Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the G and A strings open and takes the rest at fret 2, reaching across 2 frets. D falls on the C string. It sounds from D4 up to A4.

Taro-Patch Ukulele is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.

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.