Csus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus2

Suspended 2

Notes:C · D · G

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 2 2 3 2	– 1 1 1 2 1	C G D G C G	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 3 2	1 1 1 1 2 1	D G D G C G	easy · barre on fret 2
0 7 7 7 5 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	C C G C D x	medium
0 7 7 7 10 9	– 1 1 1 3 2	C C G C G D	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 0 9 10 9	– 1 – 2 4 3	C D C D G D	medium
0 2 2 2 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	C G D G x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 3 2	– 1 1 1 2 1	x G D G C G	easy · barre on fret 2
x 7 7 7 5 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C G C D x	medium
0 7 7 9 10 7	– 1 1 2 3 1	C C G D G C	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 0 9 10 9	– – – 1 2 1	x x C D G D	easy · barre on fret 9
0 2 2 2 3 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	C G D G C x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 3 x	1 1 1 1 2 –	D G D G C x	easy · barre on fret 2
0 x 7 7 5 7	– – 2 3 1 4	C x G C D C	hard
0 9 7 7 10 7	– 2 1 1 3 1	C D G C G C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 0 9 10 9	– 1 – 2 4 3	x D C D G D	medium
0 2 2 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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.