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C#sus2sus4 Guitar Chord

A very open, ambient sound with both suspended notes replacing the third. Neither major nor minor. Used in modern pop, post-rock and ambient music.

Guitar

Strings X–4–4–6–4–4

How to play the C#sus2sus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–4–6–4–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 4 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 4 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 6 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · index finger

Notation for C#sus2sus4 chord

Other names: C# suspended 2nd and 4th

Music theory name: suspended second and fourth chord

Common name: C# sus2sus4 chord

Intervals and tones in C#sus2sus4 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
Eb Major 2nd
F# Perfect 4th
Ab Perfect 5th

All Variations

Fret 4
X–4–4–6–4–4
Fret 9
9–9–11–11–9–11

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys