Csus2
Character: open, neutral
- CRtriad
- D2triad
- G5triad
11 ways to play Csus2
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x x 0 0 1 xNotes D G CIntervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 3 0 0 1 3Notes C D GIntervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 3 3 0 0 1 3Notes G C DIntervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 3 5 5 3 3Notes C D GIntervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 3 5 5 3 3Notes G C DIntervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets x 5 5 5 x xNotes D G CIntervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 8 5 5 0 8 8Notes C D GIntervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 8 x x 7 8 8Notes D G CIntervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 8 10 10 7 8 8Notes C D GIntervals 1 2 5
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 8 10 10 7 8 8Notes G C DIntervals 5 1 2
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
Frets 10 10 10 0 x xNotes D G CIntervals 2 5 1
The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.
The construction rules Csus2 follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
Sus chords replace the 3rd
A 2nd or a 4th takes the 3rd’s place, so the chord is neither major nor minor and wants to resolve. 7sus4 keeps the ♭7 for a dominant without its 3rd.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Suspended 2nd in every key
More chords on C
Csus2 chord questions
What notes are in Csus2?
Csus2 is spelled C D G: C is the root, D is the 2nd, G is the 5th.
What is the formula of Csus2?
1 2 5. It is a C sus2 triad.
How many ways can you play Csus2 on guitar?
This page shows 11 voicings of Csus2, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.