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C♯sus2 (also written D♭sus2) is a suspended second chord made of 3 notes: C♯, D♯, G♯. It sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor, and you hear it in intros, worship songs and jangly pop, often moving back to the plain chord. It is the I chord of D♭ major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on C♯sus2 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from C♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| C♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| D♯ | 2 | major second | 2 |
| G♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
Formula: 1 – 2 – 5. With the other spelling, D♭sus2 is D♭, E♭, A♭: the same sounds under different names.
xxx644x4664xx411xx966xxx966699xx(11)89xThe fret 4 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (966xxx): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
C♯sus2 belongs to 6 keys: I in D♭ major, V in F♯ major, IV in A♭ major, VII in E♭ minor, VI in F minor, III in B♭ minor. In D♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: C♯sus2 – A♭ – B♭m – G♭.
C♯, D♯, G♯: the root, second, fifth.
Fret 4: x4664x (low string first), rated Easy.
C♯sus2 has D♯ where C♯sus4 has F♯. C♯sus2 sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor; C♯sus4 sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.