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Db Suspended 2nd (Dbsus2)

Also written as C# Suspended 2nd (C# and Db are the same key).

Download MIDI
1+2+5
C#1D#3G#5
4 4

Notes in Db Suspended 2nd

C# (root)D#G#

Inversions

Same notes as Db Suspended 2nd, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

C# in the bass

C#1D#3G#5

1st inversion

D# in the bass (Dbsus2/D#)

D#1G#2C#5

2nd inversion

G# in the bass (Dbsus2/G#)

G#1C#3D#5

Play C#, D# and G# together and you get Db Suspended 2nd.

Suspended chords pull the third out entirely, so they land somewhere between major and minor rather than picking a side. Sus2 fills the gap with a major second sitting close to the root, which gives it an open, slightly hollow color. It's a favorite way to add movement to a strummed or arpeggiated part without changing the underlying harmony.

Related chords

DbDbsus4C#m

Difficulty: Beginner. Category: Triads. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.