C suspended 2nd Chord

A A# / Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab

Csus2 Chord

Csus2 (C suspended 2nd chord)

Like any suspended 2nd chord, the Csus2 chord is formed by playing the root, the major second and the perfect fifth. That equals to playing the 1st, 2nd and 5th degree of both the C major and minor scale.

Notation

Listen to Csus2

Other C Chords

C Cm C7 Cmaj7 Cm7 CmM7 Csus2 Csus4 C5 C6 Cm6 C6add9 C9 Cm9 Cmaj9 C11 Cm11 C13 Cm13 Cmaj13 C7-5 C7+5 Cdim Cdim7 Cm7b5 Caug Caug7

How To Play Csus2 On The Piano

You can play the C suspended 2nd chord by playing in any order the following notes: 

C, D, G

The inversions of the Csus2 chord

  • Root position: C, D, G
  • Inversion 1: D, G, C
  • Inversion 2: G, C, D

Video: Csus2 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

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Scales in which the Csus2 chord occurs

  • A#/Bb major
  • C major
  • D#/Eb major
  • F major
  • G major