Piano chord
C♯ sus2 chord
C♯sus2 is a suspended chord: the root C♯, a major 2nd up to D♯ and a perfect 5th up to G♯.
- Symbol
- C♯sus2
- Notes
- C♯ – D♯ – G♯
Play it yourself
Tap C♯, D♯ and G♯ on the keys below, in any order.
- C♯
- D♯
- G♯
Sus chords replace the third with another note, so they are neither major nor minor. A sus2 chord sounds open and airy, and is common in pop and worship music.
Inversions of C♯sus2
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
C♯ – D♯ – G♯
- 1st inversion · C♯sus2/D♯
D♯ – G♯ – C♯
- 2nd inversion · C♯sus2/G♯
G♯ – C♯ – D♯
Keys with C♯sus2
C♯sus2 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.