C♯sus2 (also written D♭sus2) is the C# suspended second chord. It has 3 notes: C♯ – D♯ – G♯ (1 – 2 – 5).
A suspended second replaces the third with the second. It sounds airy and modern, and is common in worship and pop songs.
C♯sus2 chord on Guitar
x46644
x41124
966699
x-x-11-8-9-9Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 4th fret; D 6th fret; G 6th fret; B 4th fret; high E 4th fret.
C♯sus2 chord on Ukulele
1344
6344
13-13-11-11
6896Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C 3rd fret; E 4th fret; A 4th fret.
C♯sus2 chord on Piano
Play C♯, D♯ and G♯ together with your right hand, and C♯ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the C♯sus2 chord
C♯sus2 appears in 20 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Twenty One Pilots – Choker, Stressed Out, Migraine, Morph, Holding On To You Chords
- Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman – Right Back To It on Piano & Ukulele
- Extreme – Heres To The Losers Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Alligatoah – Hart Vermissen Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- froukje, S10 – Zonder Gezicht Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Vicki Lawrence – He Did With Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Citipointe Worship, Beau Lamshed, Karlee Lloyd – Him Hymn Chords
- Coldplay – Humankind Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Halsey – Honey Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Alyssa Greene – The Prom Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression
- Embrace – Had A Time Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Wallows – Drunk On Halloween Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
Related chords
Other C# chords:
Chords in the key of D♭ major:
C♯sus2 chord: questions
What notes are in the C♯sus2 chord?
C♯sus2 (C# suspended second) is made of C♯, D♯ and G♯ (1 – 2 – 5).
How do you play C♯sus2 on guitar?
The most common shape is x46644 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play C♯sus2 on ukulele?
Play 1344 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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