Csus2 Suspended
The Csus2 chord is built from the notes C – D – G.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Cmisus2Csus2add9
Chord tones, one by one
CRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — C.
DThird
Suspended 2nd
A major 2nd replaces the third — the chord sounds open and unresolved (sus2).
GFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).
🎸 Genres
Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel