Csus2 Guitar Chord

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Csus2 is a suspended 2nd chord made of C · D · G. The 2nd replaces the 3rd — airy and wide. The standard shape is a barre chord at fret 3: x30033 (6th string → 1st string, x = don't play, 0 = open string).

Chord charts

Csus2

Open position · root on 5th string · x30033

Csus2

Fret 3 barre · root on 5th string · x35533

Csus2

Fret 5 barre · root on 6th string · 855588 · from fret 5

Barre fret 3 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
Let strings 4, 3 ring open.
Don't play string 6 (or mute lightly).
Strum down from string 5.

Csus2 guitar chord chart — fret 3 barre x30033 and 2 more shapes — All Csus2 shapes on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Notes in the chord

C
rootD
2ndG
5th

Play it easier with a capo

Capo on fret 3 + Asus2 shape → sounds as Csus2

If barre chords are hard, clamp a capo and play an open shape — it sounds exactly the same. The Buskermate app can move a whole chord sheet to any capo position for you.

Try it: capo on

Scales that fit

Other C chords

C Cm C7 Cmaj7 Cm7 C6 Cm6 Csus4 Csus2 C7sus4 Cdim Cdim7 Cm7b5 Caug Cadd9 C9 Cm9 Cmaj9

Suspended 2nd chords in other keys

Csus2 C♯sus2 Dsus2 E♭sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F♯sus2 Gsus2 A♭sus2 Asus2 B♭sus2 Bsus2

FAQ

What notes are in the Csus2 chord?

The Csus2 chord is made of C, D, G. The 2nd replaces the 3rd — airy and wide.

What's the easiest way to play Csus2 on guitar?

The standard shape, from the 6th string to the 1st, is x30033 (a barre chord at fret 3). If the barre is hard, put a capo on fret 3 and play a Asus2 shape — it sounds the same.

Which scale works for soloing over Csus2?

C major or C major pentatonic fits well.

🎸 Transpose a whole chord sheet — Buskermate
Upload a PDF song sheet and Buskermate reads the chords and moves them to any key or capo position (the app is in Korean for now).