Suspended & power

C suspended 2nd chord

Open and airy; the 2nd replaces the 3rd, so it is neither major nor minor.

How to play Csus2

x30013 · Open position

Right hand: C (1), D (3), G (5)

0233 · Open position

On guitar, Csus2 has an open-position shape, x30013, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.

On piano, Csus2 sits entirely on white keys.

On ukulele the usual Csus2 shape is 0233, using three fingers.

Csus2 contains exactly the same notes as Gsus4. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and Csus2 becomes a different chord: swap D for E for C, raise D to E♭ for Cm, swap D for F for Csus4 and add E for Cadd9.