Csus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕○○123CDGDG
Csus2
Suspended 2
Notes:C · D · G
easyfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCDG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 0 0 3 3– 1 – – 2 3x C D G D Geasy
x 3 5 5 3 3– 1 2 3 1 1x C G C D Gmedium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 x x1 1 1 1 – –G D G C x xeasy · barre on fret 5
10 10 0 7 8 x3 4 – 1 2 –C G D D G xmedium
10 10 0 0 8 83 4 – – 1 2C G D G G Cmedium
10 10 0 0 x x1 2 – – – –C G D G x xeasy
x 3 0 0 1 3– 2 – – 1 3x C D G C Gmedium
x 3 5 5 3 x– 1 2 3 1 –x C G C D xmedium · barre on fret 3
0 5 5 5 x x– 1 1 1 – –D D G C x xeasy · barre on fret 5
x x 10 7 8 8– – 4 1 2 3x x C D G Cmedium
10 10 0 0 8 102 3 – – 1 4C G D G G Dmedium
10 10 0 x x x1 2 – – – –C G D x x xeasy
x 3 0 0 3 x– 1 – – 2 –x C D G D xeasy
x x x 5 3 3– – – 3 1 2x x x C D Gmedium
x 5 5 5 x x– 1 1 1 – –x D G C x xeasy · barre on fret 5
x x 10 7 8 10– – 3 1 2 4x x C D G Dmedium

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