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Intermediate

C#sus2 Ukulele Chord

An airy, unresolved suspended chord built from C#, D# and G#. Neither major nor minor, it brings a floating quality to pop and ambient passages and makes a nice color before settling onto C# major.

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 four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (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

Place your index on the G string at fret 1 and your middle on the C string at fret 3, then lay your ring finger across the E and A strings at fret 4. That little ring-finger barre is the tricky part — press just behind the fret and roll the finger slightly so both strings sound.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

AECG 1 3 4 4 1 3 4 4
AECG 4 4 3 1 4 4 3 1
AECG 1 4 3 4 1 4 3 4
AECG 1 4 4 3 4 4 1 4

See how C#sus2 works with other chords — Progression Generator