Csus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus2

Suspended 2

Notes:C · D · G

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus2 shapes as text

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

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 G 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.