Banjo Gsus2 chord (C Tuning)G suspended 2nd on the 5-string banjo: 2 2 3 5, and 6 more shapes

Gsus2 chord chart for 5-string banjo in C Tuning tuning: 2 2 3 5, from the 2nd fret, with the short 5th string marked — Gsus2 (G suspended 2nd) on the 5-string banjo, C Tuning: 2 2 3 5, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 2 3 5 (from the 2nd fret)

String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), A
String 2 (B): 3rd fret, middle finger, D
String 1 (D): 5th fret, little finger, G
String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: D A D G · Gsus2 is G, A, D (1 · 2 · 5)

The 5th string: the short g is the root of Gsus2, so let it ring.

C Tuning tuning: gCGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose C Tuning once in its Settings and it remembers.

More Gsus2 shapes

2 2 3 0
open · 5th string completes it
9 7 8 5
5fr
7 7 8 7
7fr
9 0 10 0
9fr
14 14 15 12
12fr · 5th string completes it
14 14 15 0
14fr · 5th string completes it

Other G chords in C Tuning

G Gm G7 Gm7 Gmaj7 G6 Gsus4Gsus2Gdim Gaug

Other suspended 2nd chords

Gsus2Asus2 Dsus2 Csus2 Bsus2 Esus2 Fsus2 B♭sus2

Gsus2 in other tunings

Open G Double C Sawmill Open D

All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app