C#sus2 Ukulele Chord

C#sus2 is the C sharp suspended second chord on ukulele. It has three notes: C♯, D♯ and G♯. The standard shape uses all four fingers, one per string, inside the first four frets; the same chord is written Dbsus2 in flat keys.

One finger per string: index at the 1st fret of the G, middle at the 3rd on the C, ring and pinky at the 4th on the E and A.

How to play C#sus2 on ukulele, step by step

Index finger: 1st fret, G string
Middle finger: 3rd fret, C string
Ring finger: 4th fret, E string
Pinky finger: 4th fret, A string
Strum all four strings.

Nothing in the shape rings open, so it slides: two frets up, the same finger pattern is Ebsus2. Four finger shapes feel like work at first, but movable ones repay it across the whole neck.

More ways to play C#sus2

There are 3 common C#sus2 shapes: the standard one at the top of the page, plus these further up the neck. You only ever need one. Tap any card to hear it.

C#sus2 ukulele chord diagram, frets 3 to 6, played 6344 — Frets 3 to 6

C#sus2 ukulele chord diagram, barre at fret 6, played 6896 — Barre at fret 6

If the shape is not clean

The 4th fret pair buzzes: Ring and pinky sit side by side at the 4th fret on the E and A strings. Keep both curled and on their tips so neither drags the other flat.
The index note disappears: It holds the 1st fret of the G string, the farthest reach from the rest of the hand. Keep it planted while the other fingers set, then strum.
The chord sounds sour: A finger one fret off turns this chord into something else entirely. Pick string by string against the diagram before strumming.

What makes it a C#sus2

C♯ · D♯ · G♯ 1 2 5

C#sus2 replaces the third of the C sharp chord, E♯ (written F on charts), with D♯. That leaves a root, a whole step and a fifth: no major or minor identity, just a hang that resolves when the D♯ moves.

The same three notes read from G♯ spell Absus4, the sus4 twin every sus2 has a fifth up. C♯ and its flat spelling D♭ live in piano and vocal keys, so on ukulele this chord mostly appears when a song is kept in its original key instead of being moved to C or D.

C#sus2 vs C#sus4

C#sus2 hangs D♯ a whole step below the missing third; C#sus4 hangs F♯ a half step above it. Same root and fifth, different suspended note, opposite direction of approach.

The sus4 makes a short tense lead-in that wants C♯ back straight away; the sus2 is the airy version that can hold a bar. Choose by how quickly you want the resolution to land.

C#sus2 chord questions

Is Dbsus2 the same as C#sus2?

Yes, one chord with two names. C♯ is used here to match how the rest of this site spells the root; flat key charts write D♭.

Is C#sus2 major or minor?

Neither. The third has been swapped for D♯, so the chord floats until a third returns.

Why does the theory mention an F?

Strict spelling calls the third of C♯ E♯, which is the same key as F. Chord charts, this site included, print the plain name.

What is the difference between C#sus2 and C#sus4?

C#sus2 suspends D♯, a whole step over the root; C#sus4 suspends F♯, a fourth over it. The sus4 is tenser, the sus2 more open.

What does C#sus2 resolve to?

C♯ major when the D♯ climbs back to the third, or C♯ minor when it falls to E. The chord itself does not choose.