Piano chord
C sus2 chord
Csus2 is a suspended chord: the root C, a major 2nd up to D and a perfect 5th up to G.
- Symbol
- Csus2
- 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 Csus2
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 · Csus2/D
D – G – C
- 2nd inversion · Csus2/G
G – C – D
Keys with Csus2
Csus2 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.