Ways to play Csus2
Open position first, then up the neck. Tap a shape to put it on the fretboard above and hear it. The numbers are fingers (1 is your index), × means leave that string out, and ○ means let it ring open.
What's in Csus2
A suspended 2nd replaces the 3rd with the 2nd: Csus2 is C, D, G. With no 3rd, the chord is neither major nor minor.
| Note | Formula | Interval from C |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Root |
| D | 2 | Major 2nd |
| G | 5 | Perfect 5th |
Open and airy, slightly unresolved. Players use it as a decoration on a major or minor chord, lifting or adding one finger to get there, and as a chord in its own right in ambient and indie music.
Keys that use Csus2
Every major and minor key whose scale contains all of C, D and G, and the chord's Roman numeral in each.
| Key | Csus2 is the |
|---|---|
| C major | Isus2 |
| C minor | Isus2 |
| G major | IVsus2 |
| G minor | IVsus2 |
| F major | Vsus2 |
| B♭ major | IIsus2 |
| E♭ major | VIsus2 |
| E minor | VIsus2 |
| A minor | IIIsus2 |
| D minor | VIIsus2 |
Progressions to try
Related chords
Other chords on C: