Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

C♯M11sus2C♯ Major 11th Suspended 2nd

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Etone
Atone
C♯tone
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Gtone

Formula ♭2 · ♭3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes D · E · A · C♯ · E · G

How to play it

C♯M11sus2 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C♯ Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 11 13 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

C♯M11sus2 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C♯ Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 11 13 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How C♯M11sus2 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · E · A · C♯ · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · ♭3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
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