Gsus2 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

Gsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:G · A · D

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus2 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes G, A, D. 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 Gsus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 G#sus2 Asus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See Gsus2 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 Gsus2 chord?

Gsus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes G, A, D.

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.