C#sus2 Guitar Chord
A suspended second with open, ambiguous quality. C#sus2 is popular in modern indie and alternative rock.
Also known as
- Dbsus2
- C# sus2
- Db sus2
- D-flatsus2
- C-sharpsus2
- D-flat sus2
- C-sharp sus2
- C# suspended 2nd
- Db suspended 2nd
- C# suspended second
- Db suspended second
- D-flat suspended 2nd
- C-sharp suspended 2nd
- D-flat suspended second
- C-sharp suspended second
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
There's no practical open voicing for C#sus2, so you'll need a barre chord at the 4th fret or the 9th fret. The 9th-fret position based on the Esus2 shape is often easier to play cleanly because there's more room between frets higher up the neck.