C suspended second · Open position
Csus2 banjo chord
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How to play Csus2 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the F♯ string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret. Let the low D and high D strings ring open. Don’t play the short F♯ string.
From the short F♯ string x 0 1 3 0 (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.
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Suspended second chords in every key
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