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C#sus2sus4 Piano 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.

Piano

Recommended voicing
C#4 · Eb4 · F#4 · Ab4

How to play the C#sus2sus4 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: C#4, Eb4, F#4 and Ab4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

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

Inversions

1st inversion
Eb4 · F#4 · Ab4 · C#5
2nd inversion
F#4 · Ab4 · C#5 · Eb5

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