Csus2 mandolin chord

How to play Csus2 on mandolin

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your middle finger on the E string at the 3rd fret. Let the G and D strings ring open.

From the G string 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.