C#sus2 chord on 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down

in Whole Step Down (D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#sus2

Suspended 2

Notes:C# · D# · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#sus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x x x 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1	– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x x x C# C# G# G# C# C# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 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 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x D# D# G# G# C# C# C# C# x x	hard
x x 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6	– – 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 6
11 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 11	2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4	C# C# D# D# G# G# C# C# G# G# C# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
11 11 x x x x 10 10 11 11 11 11	2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4	C# C# x x x x D# D# G# G# C# C#	hard
1 1 1 1 1 1 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	D# D# G# G# C# C# x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 1
x x 6 6 3 3 3 3 6 6 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 8 8 x x 8 8 4 4 6 6	– – 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1 2 2	x x D# D# x x C# C# C# C# G# G#	hard
x x 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –	x x C# C# G# G# C# C# D# D# x x	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 x x	2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 – –	C# C# D# D# G# G# C# C# G# G# x x	medium · barre on fret 8
11 11 x x x x 10 10 11 11 x x	2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 – –	C# C# x x x x D# D# G# G# x x	easy
x x x x 1 1 3 3 x x 1 1	– – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2	x x x x C# C# G# G# x x D# D#	hard
x x 6 6 3 3 3 3 x x x x	– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x C# C# D# D# G# G# x x x x	medium
x x 8 8 8 8 x x 4 4 6 6	– – 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2	x x D# D# G# G# x x C# C# G# G#	hard
x x x x x x 8 8 6 6 6 6	– – – – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x C# C# D# D# G# G#	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#sus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes C#, D#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down 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 C#sus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Csus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 Asus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See C#sus2 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Whole Step Down D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D

What notes make up the C#sus2 chord?

C#sus2 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.