C♯
Major · C♯ – E♯ – G♯
- C♯R
- E♯3
- G♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯ chord
The C♯ chord (major) is made up of 3 notes — C♯ is the root, E♯ the major third and G♯ the perfect fifth. It is the plainest, most stable chord there is — a major triad with nothing added.
On guitar, C♯ chords are usually played as a barre — x46664, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Major chords sound bright and settled, anchoring a huge share of pop, folk and rock.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯ chord?
- The C♯ chord contains the notes C♯, E♯ and G♯.
- How do you play C♯ on guitar?
- A common shape is x46664. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯ chord?
- The C♯ chord is built from the root (C♯), a major third (E♯) and a perfect fifth (G♯).
- Is C♯ the same as D♭?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯ and D♭ are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯ in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.
Found in keys: I in D♭ majorIV in A♭ majorV in F♯ majorIII in B♭ minorVI in F minorVII in E♭ minor