C# chord on 12-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C# · F · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 x x	– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – –	x x C# C# F F G# G# C# C# x x	medium
x x 4 4 3 3 x x 4 4 6 6	– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4	x x C# C# F F x x C# C# G# G#	hard
x x 4 4 6 6 7 7 8 8 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –	x x C# C# G# G# C# C# F F x x	hard
x x x x x x 7 7 8 8 6 6	– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x x x x x C# C# F F G# G#	medium
11 11 8 8 x x 7 7 11 11 x x	3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 4 4 – –	C# C# F F x x C# C# G# G# x x	hard
11 11 8 8 x x 11 11 11 11 x x	2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 – –	C# C# F F x x F F G# G# x x	hard
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1	C# C# G# G# C# C# F F G# G# C# C#	easy · barre on fret 11
x x 4 4 3 3 2 2 x x x x	– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –	x x C# C# F F G# G# x x x x	medium
x x 4 4 6 6 x x 4 4 3 3	– – 2 2 4 4 – – 3 3 1 1	x x C# C# G# G# x x C# C# F F	hard
x x 4 4 x x 7 7 8 8 6 6	– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2	x x C# C# x x C# C# F F G# G#	hard
6 6 8 8 6 6 7 7 8 8 6 6	1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1	G# G# F F G# G# C# C# F F G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 11 11 x x 7 7 8 8 x x	3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 – –	C# C# G# G# x x C# C# F F x x	hard
11 11 8 8 11 11 x x 11 11 x x	2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4 – –	C# C# F F C# C# x x G# G# x x	hard
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# F F G# G# x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x x 4 4 x x 2 2 4 4 3 3	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 2 2	x x C# C# x x G# G# C# C# F F	hard
x x 4 4 3 3 7 7 x x 6 6	– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 – – 3 3	x x C# C# F F C# C# x x G# G#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C# chord (Major) is built from the notes C#, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open D 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# chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#

More C# chords

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 C#5

Other roots

C D D#E F F#G G#A A#B

See C# in another tuning

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

What notes make up the C# chord?

C# is a Major chord built from the notes C#, F, 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.