Csus2sus4 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

C4 · D4 · F4 · G4

How to play the Csus2sus4 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: C4, D4, F4 and G4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Other names: C suspended 2nd and 4th

Music theory name: suspended second and fourth chord

Common name: C sus2sus4 chord

1st inversion

D4 · F4 · G4 · C5

2nd inversion

F4 · G4 · C5 · D5