C#5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#5

Power Chord

Notes:C# · G#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 4 4 4 4 4 x x 2 2 x x	2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# x x G# G# x x	hard
4 4 4 4 4 4 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 x x 6 6 7 7 9 9	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4	x x C# C# x x G# G# C# C# G# G#	hard
x x x x x x x x 7 7 9 9	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x x x C# C# G# G#	medium
x x 9 9 11 11 11 11 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x C# C# G# G# C# C# x x x x	medium
x x x x 11 11 11 11 x x x x	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x x x G# G# C# C# x x x x	easy
x x x x 4 4 6 6 2 2 2 2	– – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2	x x x x C# C# G# G# G# G# C# C#	hard
4 4 4 4 x x x x x x x x	1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –	C# C# G# G# x x x x x x x x	easy
x x 9 9 x x 6 6 7 7 x x	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x C# C# x x G# G# C# C# x x	hard
x x 9 9 11 11 11 11 7 7 x x	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x C# C# G# G# C# C# C# C# x x	hard
x x 9 9 11 11 x x x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	x x C# C# G# G# x x x x x x	medium
11 11 x x 11 11 11 11 x x x x	1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –	G# G# x x G# G# C# C# x x x x	easy
x x x x 4 4 x x 2 2 2 2	– – – – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x C# C# x x G# G# C# C#	hard
4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# G# G# x x x x	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 x x 6 6 x x x x	– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –	x x C# C# x x G# G# x x x x	hard
x x x x x x 11 11 7 7 9 9	– – – – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x C# C# C# C# G# G#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
5	7	G#

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9

Other roots

C5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

See C#5 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop A A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B

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.