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D♯7sus4/A♯ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 28 playable shapes

About the chord

D♯ dominant 7th suspended 4th / A♯ (2nd 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 A♯ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd inversion of D♯ dominant 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: D♯
Bass note: A♯
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 28

Chord tones

D♯G♯A♯C♯

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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