Guitar chord · Suspended & power
C suspended 2nd chord on guitar
x30013 · Open position
All 5 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
5 ways to play Csus2 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Open and airy; the 2nd replaces the 3rd, so it is neither major nor minor.
- Notes
- CDG
- Formula
- 125
- Built from
- root · major 2nd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 5 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) C
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, index finger (1) C
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--1---| G|--0---| D|--0---| A|--3---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Csus2 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Csus2 on guitar
On guitar, Csus2 has an open-position shape, x30013, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
