Csus2 guitar chord

How to play Csus2 on guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret. Let the D and G strings ring open. Don’t play the low E and high E strings.

From the low E string x 3 0 0 1 x (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.