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C♯ chord

C♯ (also written D♭) is the C# major chord. It has 3 notes: C♯ – E♯ – G♯ (1 – 3 – 5).

A major chord sounds bright, settled and happy. It is the most common chord in music: the I, IV and V chords of every major key are major chords.

C♯ chord on Guitar

C♯ chord on guitar, shape 1 (x46664)
From the 4th fretx46664
C♯ chord on guitar, shape 2 (9-11-11-10-9-9)
From the 9th fret9-11-11-10-9-9
C♯ chord on guitar, shape 3 (x43121)
From the 1st fretx43121
C♯ chord on guitar, shape 4 (986669)
From the 6th fret986669

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 4th fret; D 6th fret; G 6th fret; B 6th fret; high E 4th fret.

C♯ chord on Ukulele

C♯ chord on ukulele, shape 1 (6544)
From the 4th fret6544
C♯ chord on ukulele, shape 2 (1114)
From the 1st fret1114
C♯ chord on ukulele, shape 3 (10-8-9-8)
From the 8th fret10-8-9-8
C♯ chord on ukulele, shape 4 (13-13-13-11)
From the 11th fret13-13-13-11

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 6th fret; C 5th fret; E 4th fret; A 4th fret.

C♯ chord on Piano

C♯ chord on piano: C♯, E♯, G♯

Play C♯, E♯ and G♯ together with your right hand, and C♯ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the C♯ chord

C♯ appears in 1,077 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other C# chords:

Chords in the key of D♭ major:

C♯ chord: questions

What notes are in the C♯ chord?

C♯ (C# major) is made of C♯, E♯ and G♯ (1 – 3 – 5).

How do you play C♯ on guitar?

The most common shape is x46664 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play C♯ on ukulele?

Play 6544 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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