What notes are in the Csus2 chord?

Csus2 contains C, D, G. Its formula is 1-2-5.

What is the easiest way to play Csus2?

Try x x x 5 3 3 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Csus2 in?

Csus2 belongs to C major (as the Isus2 chord), Eb major (as the VIsus2 chord), F major (as the Vsus2 chord), G major (as the IVsus2 chord).

Why does my Csus2 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Csus2?

Yes. A capo lets you play Csus2 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Csus2 major or minor?

Neither. Csus2 has no 3rd, so it can stand in for C or Cm.

Csus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Csus2 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play C Suspended Second (Charts)

Csus2 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as csus2 chord, csus2 guitar chord and how to play Csus2.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Open position
x 3 0 0 3 3

Barre (3rd fret, A-string root)
x 3 5 5 3 3

Easy 3-string version
x x x 5 3 3

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Csus2 (C suspended second) on guitar, play x 3 0 0 3 3 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains C, D, G. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 5 3 3, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Csus2 chord facts

Chord	Csus2 (C suspended second)
Other names	—
Notes	C, D, G
Intervals	C (root), D (major 2nd), G (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-2-5
Difficulty	Beginner
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Csus2 on guitar?

The main shape is x 3 0 0 3 3 (Open position). Finger by finger:

Put your index finger (1) on the A string at fret 3 (C, the root).
Put your middle finger (2) on the B string at fret 3 (D, the major 2nd).
Put your ring finger (3) on the high e string at fret 3 (G, the perfect 5th).
Let the D (D) and G (G) strings ring open.