C suspended second

Csus2

Also written C2 (in some charts)

NotesC · D · G
Formula1 · 2 · 5
C1D2G5
Root position

No 3rd: the 2nd takes its place, so Csus2 is neither major nor minor. Its three notes are also Gsus4 — which one you hear depends on the bass.

How pianists voice Csus2

The same notes, laid out the way hands actually play them.

Open triad Spread

C1G5D2

1 · 5 · 2 — root and 5th below, the 2nd an octave up. The same three notes spread over two octaves: the sound of strings rather than a keyboard.

Csus2 inversions

The same 3 notes with a different one in the bass. Each inversion is written as a slash chord.

Root position Csus2

C1D2G5

Root at the bottom, stacked in 3rds: 1 · 2 · 5.

1st inversion Csus2/D

D2G5C1

D (the 2) in the bass: 2 · 5 · 1.

2nd inversion Csus2/G

G5C1D2

G (the 5) in the bass: 5 · 1 · 2.

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