C suspended 2nd (Csus2)
CRoot
DMaj 2
GPerf 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
Csus2
C suspended 2nd, Open
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- DM2
- GP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds suspended 2nd
C+2 fretsD+5 fretsG
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Csus4 →
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Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What Csus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root
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How to play it
Csus2
C suspended 2nd, Open
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- DM2
- GP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notes04
Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What Csus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root