Csus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

○✕✕111CGCD
Csus2
Suspended 2
Notes:C · D · G
easybarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCDG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 3 0 x x1 1 1 – – –C G C D x xeasy · barre on fret 3
3 3 3 5 6 31 1 1 2 3 1C G C G C Dmedium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 0 6 8– 3 1 – 2 4x C D D C Gmedium
x 8 10 0 6 8– 2 4 – 1 3x C G D C Ghard
x 8 10 10 8 8– 1 2 3 1 1x C G C D Gmedium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 10 x x1 1 1 1 – –G D G C x xeasy · barre on fret 10
3 3 3 0 1 x2 3 4 – 1 –C G C D G xmedium
3 3 5 5 6 31 1 2 3 4 1C G D G C Dmedium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 0 8 8– 2 1 – 3 4x C D D D Gmedium
x 8 x 0 6 8– 2 – – 1 3x C x D C Ghard
x 8 10 10 8 x– 1 2 3 1 –x C G C D xmedium · barre on fret 8
x 10 10 10 x x– 1 1 1 – –x D G C x xeasy · barre on fret 10
x x 3 0 1 1– – 3 – 1 2x x C D G Cmedium
3 3 5 5 x x1 2 3 4 – –C G D G x xmedium
x 8 5 5 6 x– 4 1 2 3 –x C D G C xmedium
x 8 10 0 6 x– 2 3 – 1 –x C G D C xhard

The Csus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes C, D, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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.