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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#sus2

Suspended 2

Notes:C# · D# · G#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#sus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 4 6 0 2	– 1 3 4 – 2	x C# G# D# C# G#	hard
x 2 4 4 2 2	– 1 2 3 1 1	x C# G# C# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 4 0 x	1 1 1 1 – –	G# D# G# C# C# x	easy · barre on fret 4
9 9 9 6 0 x	2 3 4 1 – –	C# G# C# D# C# x	medium
x x 9 11 7 9	– – 2 4 1 3	x x C# G# G# D#	hard
9 9 9 11 12 9	1 1 1 2 3 1	C# G# C# G# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 11 0 x	– – 1 2 – –	x x D# G# C# x	easy
x 2 4 6 0 x	– 1 2 3 – –	x C# G# D# C# x	hard
x 2 4 4 2 x	– 1 2 3 1 –	x C# G# C# D# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 4 4 0 x	– 1 1 1 – –	x D# G# C# C# x	easy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 6 7 7	– – 4 1 2 3	x x C# D# G# C#	medium
x x 9 x 7 9	– – 2 – 1 3	x x C# x G# D#	hard
9 9 11 11 12 9	1 1 2 3 4 1	C# G# D# G# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 11 12 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x D# G# C# x	easy
x x x 6 0 2	– – – 2 – 1	x x x D# C# G#	hard
x x x 4 2 2	– – – 3 1 2	x x x C# D# 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 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.