Csus2 chord on 8-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

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Csus2
Suspended 2
Notes:C · D · G
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCDG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 3 3 0 0 1 x– 1 3 4 – – 2 –x C G C D G C xmedium
x x x 3 5 5 3 3– – – 1 2 3 1 1x x x C G C D Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 5 5 5 8 8– – 2 1 1 1 3 4x x C D G C G Cmedium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 x 0 7 8 8– – 2 – – 1 3 4x x C x D D G Chard
8 8 8 10 12 12 8 81 1 1 2 3 4 1 1C G C G D G G Chard · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 10 0 x x– – 1 1 1 – – –x x D G C G x xeasy · barre on fret 10
x 1 3 3 0 0 3 x– 1 2 3 – – 4 –x C G C D G D xmedium
x x x 3 5 5 3 x– – – 1 2 3 1 –x x x C G C D xmedium · barre on fret 3
8 8 8 5 5 5 x x2 3 4 1 1 1 – –C G C D G C x xmedium · barre on fret 5
8 8 8 x 0 7 x x2 3 4 – – 1 – –C G C x D D x xhard
8 8 8 10 0 0 x x1 1 1 2 – – – –C G C G D G x xmedium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 10 x x x– – 1 1 1 – – –x x D G C x x xeasy · barre on fret 10
x x x 3 0 0 3 3– – – 1 – – 2 3x x x C D G D Geasy
x x x x x 5 3 3– – – – – 3 1 2x x x x x C D Gmedium
x x 8 5 5 5 8 x– – 2 1 1 1 3 –x x C D G C G xmedium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 10 0 7 8 x– – 2 4 – 1 3 –x x C G D D G xmedium

The Csus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes C, D, G. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar – Drop 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
22D
57G

More C chords

Other roots

See Csus2 in another tuning

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.