C Suspended Second Guitar Chord Charts & Variations

C sus2 position 1 guitar chord diagram

This chord is made up of the Root, Major Second, and Perfect Fifth

The Csus2 chord is known as:

  • C Suspended Second
  • Csus2

This chord is composed of the notes C, D, and G

This chord is called suspended because it does not have the third.

Notes of the C sus2 chord:

CDG

Tones of the Suspended Second chord:

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b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7

Guitar Patterns for the Csus2 chord

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Position 1
Open

C sus2 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
Open

C sus2 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

C sus2 position 1 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C sus2 | D sus2 | E sus2 | F sus2 | G sus2 | A sus2 | B sus2 | C#sus2 | D#sus2 | F#sus2 | G#sus2 | A#sus2

Complete Fretboard Map of C sus2 chord tones

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

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