Guitar chord reference
C Suspended 2 guitar chord: five CAGED shapes
A suspended 2 chord replaces the 3rd with the 2nd. With no major or minor 3rd, the voicing stays open and unresolved until the suspended tone moves or the harmony changes.
Chord construction and function
The 2nd is the defining tension against the root, while the perfect 5th keeps the chord grounded. Locate the missing 3rd to understand why the quality is neutral.
- Chord formula
- 1 · 2 · 5
- Notes in Csus2
- C · D · G
Csus2 in CAGED neck order
Root notes are highlighted. Each region uses a compact playable voicing, with muted strings, suggested fingers and barres shown explicitly.
C shape
Fingers: × · 3 · ○ · ○ · 2 · ×
A shape
Fingers: × · 1 · 3 · 3 · 1 · ×
Finger 1 barre · fret 3 · strings 5–2
Finger 3 barre · fret 5 · strings 4–3
G shape
Fingers: 2 · 1 · 1 · 1 · × · ×
Finger 1 barre · fret 5 · strings 5–3
E shape
Fingers: 1 · 1 · 1 · 2 · × · ×
Finger 1 barre · fret 10 · strings 6–4
D shape
Fingers: × · × · 1 · 2 · 3 · 1
Finger 1 barre · fret 10 · strings 4–1
Practice drill
Move 2–3 and 2–♭3 inside each shape to hear possible resolutions into major and minor. Cycle through all five forms without changing the root name.
Follow the guitar chord practice guide for clean placement, timed changes and connected CAGED movement.
Learn how the five movable forms overlap, where their roots sit and when to use partial voicings in the CAGED system guide.
Open the chord randomiser