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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#sus2

Suspended 2

Notes:D# · F · A#

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#sus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 3 0 x x	1 1 1 – – –	D# A# D# F x x	easy · barre on fret 3
3 3 3 5 6 3	1 1 1 2 3 1	D# A# D# A# D# F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 0 6 8	– 3 1 – 2 4	x D# F F D# A#	medium
x 8 10 0 6 8	– 2 4 – 1 3	x D# A# F D# A#	hard
x 8 10 10 8 8	– 1 2 3 1 1	x D# A# D# F A#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 10 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	A# F A# D# x x	easy · barre on fret 10
3 3 3 0 1 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	D# A# D# F A# x	medium
3 3 5 5 6 3	1 1 2 3 4 1	D# A# F A# D# F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 0 8 8	– 2 1 – 3 4	x D# F F F A#	medium
x 8 x 0 6 8	– 2 – – 1 3	x D# x F D# A#	hard
x 8 10 10 8 x	– 1 2 3 1 –	x D# A# D# F x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 10 10 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x F A# D# x x	easy · barre on fret 10
x x 3 0 1 1	– – 3 – 1 2	x x D# F A# D#	medium
3 3 5 5 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	D# A# F A# x x	medium
x 8 5 5 6 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x D# F A# D# x	medium
x 8 10 0 6 x	– 2 3 – 1 –	x D# A# F D# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#sus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes D#, F, A#. 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 D#sus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
2	2	F
5	7	A#

More D# chords

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

Other roots

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

See D#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 D#sus2 chord?

D#sus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes D#, F, A#.

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.