Electric guitar · Suspended 2nd chord

C#sus2 Suspended 2nd

Key: C# Major
Medium

C#sus2 is the C# suspended 2nd chord on electric guitar, made of the notes C# · E · B · G# · D#.

Position 1 of 2Main

Notes

C#
E
B
G#
D#

Structure

1
2
5

Sound: Suspended second; Suspended, expectant
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of C# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C#	Tonic
ii	D#m	Subdominant
iii	Fm	Tonic relative
IV	F#	Subdominant
V	G#	Dominant
vi	A#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Cdim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 4 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 6 of string 4.
3Place your ring finger on fret 6 of string 3.
4Don't play string 6.
5Strum from string 5 down.