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Csus2sus4 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–3–3–0–3–3

How to play the Csus2sus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–3–0–3–3 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 3 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · little finger

Notation for Csus2sus4 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 Csus2sus4 chord

Note Interval
C Root
D Major 2nd
F Perfect 4th
G Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–3–3–0–3–3
Open
X–3–0–0–1–1
Fret 3
X–3–3–5–3–3

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys