C♯sus2 chord on ukulele

C♯sus2 is C♯, D♯ and G♯. The usual shape is 1-3-4-4. Press Play to hear it, then try it at half speed.

1-3-4-4 · movable · medium

Notes: C♯ · D♯ · G♯
Formula: 1 · 2 · 5
First shape: 1-3-4-4

How to play C♯sus2 on ukulele

Shape 1, 1-3-4-4, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: G string, 1st fret (G♯).
Middle finger: C string, 3rd fret (D♯).
Ring finger: E string, 4th fret (G♯).
Pinky: A string, 4th fret (C♯).

Your little finger has a job in this shape; it gets stronger in a week or two of short daily practice.
The shape stretches across four frets. Bring your thumb lower behind the neck to open the hand up.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play C♯sus2

6-8-9-6: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Use it when the next chord sits nearby on the neck.

Capo shortcuts for C♯sus2

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 1st fret and play the open Csus2 shape (0-2-3-3) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open Gsus2 shape (0-2-3-0). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

Changing from C♯sus2 to the chords around it

The chords C♯sus2 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

C♯ (resolves up to the third): C♯sus2 (1-3-4-4) to C♯ (6-5-4-4): move the index finger to the E string, 4th fret, move the middle finger to the A string, 4th fret, your ring finger lands on the C string, 5th fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. C♯ and G♯ carry over from one chord to the other. C♯ on ukulele
F♯ (IV in D♭ major): C♯sus2 (1-3-4-4) to F♯ (3-1-2-1): the index finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, the middle finger goes to the A string, 1st fret, your ring finger lands on the E string, 2nd fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Shared note: C♯. F♯ on ukulele
A♭ (V in D♭ major): C♯sus2 (1-3-4-4) to A♭ (1-3-4-3): your index and middle fingers stay put, the ring finger goes to the A string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger slides across to the E string at the same fret. Shared notes: D♯ and G♯. A♭ on ukulele

C♯sus2 replaces the third with the second, so it is neither major nor minor. All 3 notes of C♯sus2 fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. The open second in C♯sus2 usually rises to the third, so play C♯sus2 then C♯ and listen for it to settle. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

A short C♯sus2 drill

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: G♯, D♯, G♯, C♯. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Then switch to 6-8-9-6 and back four times without looking at your hand.

Written D♭sus2, it's the same chord with the same frets.

Keys and progressions with C♯sus2

C♯sus2 on guitar and piano

The same notes on another instrument: C♯sus2 on guitar and C♯sus2 on piano. This page puts all three side by side.

Next to try on ukulele

Other suspended second chords

C♯sus2 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in C♯sus2 on ukulele?

C♯, D♯ and G♯. In the 1-3-4-4 shape the strings play G♯ (G string), D♯ (C string), G♯ (E string) and C♯ (A string), so G♯ is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play C♯sus2 on ukulele?

No open-string C♯sus2 exists in standard tuning; 1-3-4-4 is the place to start. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and in many songs a capo can take over part of the work.

Is C♯sus2 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 1-3-4-4 needs no barre.

Which string does C♯sus2 start on?

In the 1-3-4-4 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 1st fret, which is G♯, the perfect fifth.

Shapes and sound are generated from the notes C♯, D♯ and G♯ and tested automatically. Updated September 2026.