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Csus2 chord on guitar

Csus2 is a suspended second chord: open and airy, neither major nor minor. It is built from C, D and G (formula 1 2 5). With no third it fits over both major and minor harmony and often resolves back to the plain chord. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x30013.

Csus2 fingerings (low E to high E)

1. Open position: x30013. Mute the low E string, let the D and G strings ring open.
2. Open position: x30033. Mute the low E string, let the D and G strings ring open.
3. Fret 5: 855588. Barre fret 5 from the A to the G string.
4. Fret 7: x-x-10-7-8-8. Mute the low E and A strings.
5. Barre at fret 10: x-x-10-12-13-10. Mute the low E and A strings, barre fret 10 from the D to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Csus2 chord?

Csus2 is made of C, D and G: the root, major 2nd and perfect 5th above C.

What is the easiest way to play Csus2?

Play x30013 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, let the D and G strings ring open.

Also try: C Major · C Minor · C7 · Cmaj7 · Chord Charts