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D7sus4/G guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 72 playable shapes

About the chord

D dominant 7th suspended 4th / G (1st inversion)

The D dominant 7th suspended 4th dominant 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth G, creating a suspended, unresolved tension. The combination of the fourth G, fifth A, and minor seventh C generates a powerful, dramatic sound often used in blues, rock, and jazz for dynamic resolutions. With G in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of D dominant 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: D
Bass note: G
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 72

Chord tones

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Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

D Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

G Perfect Fourth 4

The fourth creates suspension and a sense of pull toward resolution.

A Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

C Minor Seventh ♭7

The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.

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