C♯ suspended 2nd (C♯sus2)
C♯Root
D♯Maj 2
G♯Perf 5
Open and airy. Replaces the 3rd with a 2nd, creating ambiguity. Popular in modern rock and ambient music for texture.
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How to play it
C♯sus2
C♯ suspended 2nd, 1fr
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · 1st fret
- C♯Root
- D♯M2
- G♯P5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds suspended 2nd
C♯+2 fretsD♯+5 fretsG♯
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with C♯sus4 →
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Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D♭
What C♯sus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D♭ major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
C♯sus2
C♯ suspended 2nd, 1fr
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · 1st fret
- C♯Root
- D♯M2
- G♯P5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notes04
Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D♭
What C♯sus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D♭ major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root