D9sus4 Suspended
The D9sus4 chord is built from the notes D – G – A – C – E.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
D9susDm9susDmin9sus4
Chord tones, one by one
DRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — D.
GThird
Suspended 4th
A perfect 4th replaces the third — tense, wants to resolve (sus4).
AFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
CSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
EExtension
Ninth (9)
A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).
🎸 Genres
Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel