C♯sus2
Sus2 · C♯ – D♯ – G♯
- C♯R
- D♯2
- G♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯sus2 chord
The C♯sus2 chord (sus2) is made up of 3 notes — C♯ is the root, D♯ the major second and G♯ the perfect fifth. The third is replaced by the second, so the chord is left neither major nor minor.
On guitar, C♯sus2 chords sit higher up the neck: x41124, around the 1st fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Suspended-second chords leave out the third for an open, airy sound.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯sus2 chord?
- The C♯sus2 chord contains the notes C♯, D♯ and G♯.
- How do you play C♯sus2 on guitar?
- A common shape is x41124. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯sus2 chord?
- The C♯sus2 chord is built from the root (C♯), a major second (D♯) and a perfect fifth (G♯).
- Is C♯sus2 the same as D♭sus2?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯sus2 and D♭sus2 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯sus2.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯sus2 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.