Csus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus2

Suspended 2

Notes:C · D · G

easyfret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 3 3 0	– – – 1 2 –	C G D C G G	easy
2 5 5 3 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	D C G C x x	medium
x 5 5 5 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C G D G x	medium
0 5 5 5 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	C C G D x x	easy · barre on fret 5
0 7 10 10 8 7	– 1 3 4 2 1	C D C G C D	medium · barre on fret 7
0 0 0 10 8 0	– – – 2 1 –	C G D G C G	medium
0 0 10 10 10 0	– – 1 1 1 –	C G C G D G	easy · barre on fret 10
12 12 12 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	C G D x x x	easy · barre on fret 12
0 0 0 3 3 x	– – – 1 2 –	C G D C G x	easy
2 5 5 5 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	D C G D x x	medium
x 5 x 5 3 5	– 2 – 3 1 4	x C x D G C	hard
x 5 5 5 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x C G D x x	easy · barre on fret 5
0 7 10 10 10 7	– 1 2 3 4 1	C D C G D D	medium · barre on fret 7
0 0 0 10 8 x	– – – 2 1 –	C G D G C x	medium
0 0 10 10 10 x	– – 1 1 1 –	C G C G D x	easy · barre on fret 10
0 12 12 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	C G D x x x	easy

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.