Csus2 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

C suspended second · Open position

F♯BEADGBER25noteCDGDGroleR2525fret30033fret 3C1C2C3C4C5C6
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How to play Csus2 on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the high B string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Let the D and G strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, low B and low E strings.

From the F♯ string x x x 3 0 0 3 3 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Csus2?

Csus2, 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 Csus2 the same as Cadd9?

No, though the names point at the same extra note, D. Csus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; Cadd9 keeps the third, E, and adds the ninth on top.

Where does Csus2 go?

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

Csus2 on other instruments

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

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