Csus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus2

Suspended 2

Notes:C · D · G

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	C C G G C C G G C C D D	easy
x x 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 3 x x	– – 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 – –	x x C C D D G G C C x x	medium
x x 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x D D G G C C C C x x	hard
0 0 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1	C C C C G G C C D D G G	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 x x x x	– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	C C D D G G C C x x x x	easy · barre on fret 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 10 10 10 10	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	C C G G C C D D G G C C	easy
0 0 12 12 12 12 x x 10 10 12 12	– – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4	C C G G C C x x G G D D	hard
12 12 12 12 12 12 x x x x 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	C C G G C C x x x x D D	easy · barre on fret 12
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0	– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – –	C C G G D D G G C C D D	easy
x x 5 5 2 2 2 2 5 5 x x	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –	x x C C D D G G D D x x	medium
x x 7 7 x x 7 7 3 3 5 5	– – 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1 2 2	x x D D x x C C C C G G	hard
x x 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1	x x C C G G C C D D G G	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 7 7 7 x x x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	C C D D G G x x x x x x	easy
x x x x 0 0 9 9 10 10 10 10	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x x x C C D D G G C C	easy
12 12 12 12 0 0 x x 10 10 12 12	2 2 3 3 – – – – 1 1 4 4	C C G G C C x x G G D D	hard
12 12 12 12 12 12 x x x x 12 12	1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – – 4 4	C C G G C C x x x x D D	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
2	2	D
5	7	G

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 Asus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See Csus2 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop C C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D

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.