C♯sus2 5-string bass chord

How to play C♯sus2 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 9th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 11th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 11th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 9 11 11 8 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C♯sus2?

C♯sus2, C♯ suspended second, is C♯, D♯ and G♯: the root (C♯), the major second (D♯) and the perfect fifth (G♯). Its formula is 1 2 5.

Is C♯sus2 the same as D♭add9?

No, though the names point at the same extra note, D♯. C♯sus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; D♭add9 keeps the third, E♯, and adds the ninth on top.

Where does C♯sus2 go?

Often back to D♭ or C♯m, D♯ moving up to the third. It also works on its own as an open, ringing chord.