Csus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

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 1 3 4 3 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C G C D x	medium
x x x 4 3 3	– – – 3 1 2	x x x C D G	easy
x x 8 6 8 8	– – 2 1 3 4	x x C D G C	medium
8 8 8 11 8 10	1 1 1 3 1 2	C G C G G D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 3 x 3 3	– 1 2 – 3 4	x C G x D G	hard
3 3 3 4 3 3	1 1 1 2 1 1	G D G C D G	easy · barre on fret 3
8 8 8 6 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	C G C D x x	medium
8 8 10 11 8 8	1 1 2 3 1 1	C G D G G C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 3 x 3 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x C G x D x	hard
x 3 3 4 3 3	– 1 1 2 1 1	x D G C D G	easy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 6 8 x	– – 2 1 3 –	x x C D G x	medium
8 8 10 11 8 10	1 1 2 4 1 3	C G D G G D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 x 4 3 3	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C x C D G	hard
3 3 3 4 3 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	G D G C D x	easy · barre on fret 3
8 x 8 6 8 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	C x C D G x	hard
8 8 10 11 8 x	1 1 2 3 1 –	C G D G G x	medium · barre on fret 8

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 – Open 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 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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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.