Csus2 chord on Mandolin

in Standard (GDAE) (G-G-D-D-A-A-E-E) tuning

○○3331122CCDDCCGG
Csus2
Suspended 2
Notes:C · D · G
mediumfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
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ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 0 0 3 3 3 33 3 – – 1 1 2 2C C D D C C G Gmedium
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 32 2 3 3 4 4 1 1C C G G D D G Gmedium
5 5 5 5 5 5 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – –C C G G D D x xeasy · barre on fret 5
7 7 10 10 10 10 8 81 1 3 3 4 4 2 2D D C C G G C Cmedium
0 0 0 0 10 10 8 8– – – – 2 2 1 1G G D D G G C Cmedium
x x 10 10 10 10 10 10– – 1 1 1 1 1 1x x C C G G D Deasy · barre on fret 10
5 5 0 0 5 5 3 32 2 – – 3 3 1 1C C D D D D G Gmedium
5 5 x x 5 5 3 32 2 – – 3 3 1 1C C x x D D G Ghard
5 5 5 5 5 5 8 81 1 1 1 1 1 2 2C C G G D D C Cmedium · barre on fret 5
7 7 10 10 10 10 10 101 1 2 2 3 3 4 4D D C C G G D Dmedium
x x 0 0 10 10 8 8– – – – 2 2 1 1x x D D G G C Cmedium
0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10– – 1 1 1 1 1 1G G C C G G D Deasy · barre on fret 10
0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3– – – – 1 1 2 2G G D D C C G Geasy
7 7 5 5 3 3 3 34 4 3 3 1 1 2 2D D G G C C G Ghard
7 7 5 5 5 5 8 83 3 1 1 2 2 4 4D D G G D D C Cmedium
7 7 0 0 10 10 8 81 1 – – 3 3 2 2D D D D G G C Cmedium

The Csus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes C, D, G. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin 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.