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:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7

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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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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard

Chord tones in te C sus2 chord

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

5
2
1
5
2
1
5
1
5
2
2
1
5
1
2
1
5
2
5
2

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

  • Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
  • Improvise targeting the right notes
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