C#5 chord on 5-String Banjo

in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning

✕✕✕12G#C#
C#5
Power Chord
Notes:C# · G#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
C#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 x x 2 x1 – – 2 –G# x x C# xeasy
x x 6 2 6– – 2 1 3x x C# C# G#hard
x x 6 9 6– – 1 2 1x x C# G# G#medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 x 9 11– 2 – 1 3x C# x G# C#hard
x x 1 2 x– – 1 2 –x x G# C# xeasy
x x x 2 6– – – 1 2x x x C# G#hard
x x 6 x 6– – 1 – 2x x C# x G#easy
x 11 x 9 x– 2 – 1 –x C# x G# xhard
1 x 1 2 x1 – 2 3 –G# x G# C# xeasy
6 x 6 2 62 – 3 1 4C# x C# C# G#hard
6 6 6 x x1 1 1 – –C# G# C# x xeasy · barre on fret 6
x x x 9 11– – – 1 2x x x G# C#medium
x 6 6 2 6– 2 3 1 4x G# C# C# G#hard
x x 6 9 x– – 1 2 –x x C# G# xmedium
6 6 6 2 x2 3 4 1 –C# G# C# C# xhard
6 x 6 x 61 – 2 – 3C# x C# x G#easy

The C#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C#5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
57G#

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#5 in another tuning

What notes make up the C#5 chord?

C#5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes C#, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.