Standard left-handed chord chart

Dsus4 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

Learn Dsus4 in Standard with a mirrored left-handed grip, a clean string check and a practical change exercise.

Dsus4 uses the notes D, G, A and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Standard tuning keeps the usual string relationships intact, so it is the easiest place to compare left-handed charts with mainstream tab and lesson content. The left-handed chart keeps the suspension movement readable without needing to mentally mirror every finger in a right-handed diagram.

Open a page

Chord boxes are mirrored for left-handed guitar. Tab remains standard, and the text shape readout is explicitly labelled high to low.

Formula 1 4 5
Tuning E B G D A E
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

D Sus4 Open-Position Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart in Standard Tuning

Sus4 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

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o
o
o
x
1
2
3
D
4
5
E
B
G
D
A
E

Sus4 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

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x
o
o
o
x
1
2
3
4
5
E
B
G
D
A
E

Sus4 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

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10
D
A
G
D
11
12
G
D
13
14
E
B
G
D
A
E

Sus4 voicing around frets 10-14

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 3 3 0 0 0 x
Chord tones: D G A

E|-3-|
B|-3-|
G|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-0-|
E|-x-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): x 3 0 0 0 x
Chord tones: D G A

E|-x-|
B|-3-|
G|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-0-|
E|-x-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): x x 0 0 0 x
Chord tones: D G A

E|-x-|
B|-x-|
G|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-0-|
E|-x-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 10 10 12 12 10 10
Chord tones: D G A

E|-10-|
B|-10-|
G|-12-|
D|-12-|
A|-10-|
E|-10-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Sus4 feels tense, open and unresolved and works for anthemic progressions, rock intros and moving suspended harmony.

10-Minute Practice

Form the first clean shape without strumming, check each intended string, then release and rebuild it five times. Finish with slow four-beat changes between this chord and one familiar chord in Standard.

Shape Type

This is an open-position voicing, so the nut and open-string markers matter as much as the fretted notes.

String Check

Let G, D and A ring open, fret E string fret 3 and B string fret 3, mute E.

Next Scale Move

The quickest lead connection from this chord is D Major. Start there if you want the page to turn into a chord-to-scale practice loop.

Tuning Context

Standard feels balanced, familiar and easy to compare with lesson material. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.

Chord Tones
  • D
  • G
  • A

Next Step

Matching Left-Handed Scales

Use these scale pages to move from the chord into lead work without leaving the same tuning and key centre.

D Major diatonic scale D Minor diatonic scale D Mixolydian modal scale D Dorian modal scale

Practice Notes

What To Focus On

Shape Type

This is an open-position voicing, so the nut and open-string markers matter as much as the fretted notes.

String Check

Let G, D and A ring open, fret E string fret 3 and B string fret 3, mute E.

Lefty Translation

The left-handed chart keeps the suspension movement readable without needing to mentally mirror every finger in a right-handed diagram. Standard tab stays unchanged underneath, which means you can still use normal transcriptions.

Grip Control

Release into the major or minor target shape slowly until the left hand can switch without twisting.

Next Scale

The quickest lead connection from this chord is D Major. Start there if you want the page to turn into a chord-to-scale practice loop.

Standard Watchpoint

If you are moving from right-handed resources, start here first so the mirrored chart is the only variable. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.

Related Library

Keep Moving Through The Resource

More D left-handed chords

Sus4 shapes in nearby keys

Scales that support this chord

Sus4 in other tunings

Library

Explore More Left-Handed Resources

Add A Lead Move Use D Major next and alternate a four-beat chord hold with a short scale phrase. Chord Hub Open the closest topic hub for this chord style instead of hunting across the full library. Tuning Hub Use the matching tuning hub if you want more left-handed chord pages in the same setup. Scale Hub Jump into the most relevant scale family hub before moving back to exact combo pages. Read The Charts See why the chord box is mirrored but the tab stays standard. Core Chord Page Reset on the default left-handed chord page if you want a clean reading baseline.