What notes are in a C#sus2 chord?

C#sus2 is C#, D#, G#: the 1, 2, 5 of C#.

How do you play C#sus2 on guitar?

Asus2 Shape (5th String Root): x 4 6 6 4 4; Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root): x x 11 13 14 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with C#sus2?

Scales on C# that contain every note of C#sus2: C# Major, C# Minor, C# Major Pentatonic, C# Major Blues, C# Dorian, C# Lydian.

Guitar chord · Suspended 2nd

C#sus2 chord (C# Suspended 2nd)

Airy, fluid acoustic chord replacing the 3rd with a 2nd.

Notes C#D#G#

Formula 1 2 5

Shapes 2 on this page

C#sus2 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C#.

Asus2 Shape (5th String Root) x 4 6 6 4 4

Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root) x x 11 13 14 11

Interactive chord diagram

C#sus2 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over C#sus2

These scales start on C# and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when C#sus2 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a C#sus2 chord?: C#sus2 is C#, D#, G#: the 1, 2, 5 of C#.
How do you play C#sus2 on guitar?: Asus2 Shape (5th String Root): x 4 6 6 4 4; Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root): x x 11 13 14 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with C#sus2?: Scales on C# that contain every note of C#sus2: C# Major, C# Minor, C# Major Pentatonic, C# Major Blues, C# Dorian, C# Lydian.

Suspended 2nd chords in every key

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 Ebsus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 Absus2 Asus2 Bbsus2 Bsus2