C♯5
Power chord · C♯ – G♯
- C♯R
- G♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯5 chord
The C♯5 chord (power chord) is made up of 2 notes — C♯ is the root and G♯ the perfect fifth. There is no third at all, just the root and fifth, which is why it sounds neither major nor minor.
On guitar, C♯5 chords sit higher up the neck: x466xx, around the 4th fret. Leave the low E, B and high E strings out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Power chords are just root and fifth — no third — giving the punchy, neutral sound of rock and metal.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯5 chord?
- The C♯5 chord contains the notes C♯ and G♯.
- How do you play C♯5 on guitar?
- A common shape is x466xx. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯5 chord?
- The C♯5 chord is built from the root (C♯) and a perfect fifth (G♯).
- Is C♯5 the same as D♭5?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯5 and D♭5 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯5.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯5 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.