C#sus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-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
1 1 1 3 4 1	1 1 1 2 3 1	C# G# C# G# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 3 4 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x C# D# G# C# x	medium
x 8 8 8 4 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x D# G# C# C# x	hard
x 6 8 8 6 6	– 1 2 3 1 1	x C# G# C# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 8 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	G# D# G# C# x x	easy · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 11 11	– – – 1 2 3	x x x D# G# C#	easy
1 1 3 3 4 1	1 1 2 3 4 1	C# G# D# G# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 3 6 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x C# D# G# D# x	medium
x 8 x 8 4 6	– 3 – 4 1 2	x D# x C# C# G#	hard
x 6 8 8 6 x	– 1 2 3 1 –	x C# G# C# D# x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 8 8 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x D# G# C# x x	easy · barre on fret 8
1 1 3 3 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	C# G# D# G# x x	medium
x 6 3 3 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x C# D# G# x x	medium
x 8 8 x 4 6	– 3 4 – 1 2	x D# G# x C# G#	hard
x x x 8 6 6	– – – 3 1 2	x x x C# D# G#	medium
8 8 8 8 11 11	1 1 1 1 2 3	G# D# G# C# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 8

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 6-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 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C C-G-C-F-A-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.