Csus2 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

Csus2

Suspended 2

Notes:C · D · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 2 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x C D G C x	medium
x 6 6 6 2 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x D G C C x	hard
x 4 6 6 4 4	– 1 2 3 1 1	x C G C D G	medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 6 9 9	2 1 1 1 3 4	C D G C G C	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 9 9	– – 4 1 2 3	x x C D G C	medium
x x 11 x 9 11	– – 2 – 1 3	x x C x G D	hard
11 11 11 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	D G C x x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 1 1 4 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x C D G D x	medium
x 6 x 6 2 4	– 3 – 4 1 2	x D x C C G	hard
x 4 6 6 4 x	– 1 2 3 1 –	x C G C D x	medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 6 9 x	2 1 1 1 3 –	C D G C G x	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 9 11	– – 3 1 2 4	x x C D G D	medium
9 x 11 x 9 11	1 – 3 – 2 4	C x C x G D	hard
11 11 11 x x 11	1 2 3 – – 4	D G C x x D	hard
x 4 1 1 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x C D G x x	medium
x 6 6 x 2 4	– 3 4 – 1 2	x D G x C G	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Csus2 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 Csus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
2	2	D
5	7	G

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

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

See Csus2 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 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.