Csus2 chord on 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)

in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) tuning

○✕○221GCDD
Csus2
Suspended 2
Notes:C · D · G
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCDG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 x 5 2 0– – 2 1 –G x C D Dhard
x x 5 2 5– – 2 1 3x x C D Gmedium
7 x 5 7 52 – 1 3 1D x C G Ghard · barre on fret 5
7 10 7 7 101 2 1 1 3D C D G Cmedium · barre on fret 7
0 10 12 12 12– 1 2 3 4G C G C Dmedium
12 12 12 0 01 1 1 – –G D G C Deasy · barre on fret 12
0 x 5 2 5– – 2 1 3G x C D Ghard
5 x 5 2 52 – 3 1 4C x C D Ghard
x x 5 7 0– – 1 2 –x x C G Dmedium
7 10 7 7 01 2 1 1 –D C D G Dmedium · barre on fret 7
12 10 12 0 122 1 3 – 4G C G C Dmedium
12 12 12 0 x1 1 1 – –G D G C xeasy · barre on fret 12
0 0 5 2 0– – 2 1 –G D C D Dmedium
x 5 5 2 5– 2 3 1 4x G C D Gmedium
x x 7 0 5– – 2 – 1x x D C Gmedium
7 10 7 7 x1 2 1 1 –D C D G xmedium · barre on fret 7

The Csus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes C, D, G. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Csus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
22D
57G

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Other roots

See Csus2 in another tuning

What notes make up the Csus2 chord?

Csus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes C, D, G.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.