C#sus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#sus2

Suspended 2

Notes:C# · D# · G#

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#sus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 0 2 3 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x C# G# C# D#	easy
x 5 2 2 3 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x C# D# G# C# x	medium
x 7 7 7 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x D# G# C# C# x	hard
x 5 7 7 5 5	– 1 2 3 1 1	x C# G# C# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 7 7 10 10	2 1 1 1 3 4	C# D# G# C# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 0 9 10 10	– – – 1 2 3	x x C# D# G# C#	easy
10 12 0 x 10 12	1 3 – – 2 4	C# G# C# x G# D#	hard
12 12 0 x x x	1 2 – – – –	D# G# C# x x x	easy
x 5 0 2 3 0	– 3 – 1 2 –	x C# C# G# C# D#	medium
x 5 2 2 5 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x C# D# G# D# x	medium
x 7 x 7 3 5	– 3 – 4 1 2	x D# x C# C# G#	hard
x 5 7 7 5 0	– 1 2 3 1 –	x C# G# C# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 7 7 10 0	2 1 1 1 3 –	C# D# G# C# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 0 9 10 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x C# D# G# D#	easy
10 12 12 x 10 0	1 3 4 – 2 –	C# G# C# x G# D#	hard
12 12 12 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	D# G# C# x x x	easy · barre on fret 12

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 – Half Step Down (Eb) 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 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.