Csus2 chord on piano
C suspended 2nd: C · D · G. It sounds open and airy: neither major nor minor, because the 3rd is gone.
NotesC D G
Built fromroot + major 2nd + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: C — finger 1 · D — finger 3 · G — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootC – D – G
- 1stD – G – C
- 2ndG – C – D
Songs that use Csus2
ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# minor · Advanced
ChopinNocturne in C minor (Posth.)
C minor · Intermediate
BrahmsHungarian Dance No. 1
G minor · Intermediate
DebussyRêverie
F major · Intermediate
J.S. BachInvention No 4 in D minor BWV 775
D minor · Beginner
J.S. BachFugue in C-Major (from Toccata Adagio and Fugue
C major · Advanced