Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

C♯9sus2C♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd

DRoot

Etone

Atone

Ctone

Etone

Formula ♭2 · ♭3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · Notes D · E · A · C · E

How to play it

C♯9sus2 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1, 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♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 3 5) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (12 12 11 12) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

C♯9sus2 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♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 3 5) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

C♯ Dominant 9th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (12 12 11 12) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

Sound

How C♯9sus2 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

opensmooth

Genres

popjazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · E · A · C · E

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · ♭3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3

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