C♯sus2 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

C♯ suspended second · Frets 4–6

F♯BEADGBE4R5R25noteC♯G♯C♯D♯G♯roleR5R25fret46644frets 4–6C1C2C3C4C5C6
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How to play C♯sus2 on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the F♯, low B and low E strings.

From the F♯ string x x x 4 6 6 4 4 (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.

C♯sus2 on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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