Csus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

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Csus2
Suspended 2
Notes:C · D · G
easybarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCDG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –C C G G C C D D x x x xeasy · barre on fret 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 3 31 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1C C G G C C G G C C D Dmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 5 5 0 0 6 6 8 8– – 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 4 4x x C C D D D D C C G Gmedium
x x 8 8 10 10 0 0 6 6 8 8– – 2 2 4 4 – – 1 1 3 3x x C C G G D D C C G Ghard
x x 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1x x C C G G C C D D G Gmedium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –G G D D G G C C x x x xeasy · barre on fret 10
3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 x x2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –C C G G C C D D G G x xmedium
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 3 31 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1C C G G D D G G C C D Dmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 5 5 0 0 8 8 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x C C D D D D D D G Gmedium
x x 8 8 x x 0 0 6 6 8 8– – 2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3x x C C x x D D C C G Ghard
x x 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –x x C C G G C C D D x xmedium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x x x– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –x x D D G G C C x x x xeasy · barre on fret 10
x x x x 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1– – – – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2x x x x C C D D G G C Cmedium
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 x x x x1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – – –C C G G D D G G x x x xmedium
x x 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 x x– – 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 – –x x C C D D G G C C x xmedium
x x 8 8 10 10 0 0 6 6 x x– – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 – –x x C C G G D D C C x xhard

The Csus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes C, D, G. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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

More C chords

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.