C#5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

✕✕✕✕✕✕✕✕1122G#G#C#C#
C#5
Power Chord
Notes:C# · G#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
C#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x x x x x 1 1 2 2 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x x x G# G# C# C# x xeasy
x x 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 x x– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –x x C# C# G# G# C# C# C# C# x xhard
x x 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x x x– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –x x C# C# G# G# C# C# x x x xeasy · barre on fret 6
x x x x 11 11 x x 9 9 11 11– – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3x x x x C# C# x x G# G# C# C#hard
x x 1 1 x x 1 1 2 2 x x– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – –x x G# G# x x G# G# C# C# x xeasy
x x x x x x 6 6 2 2 6 6– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x x x C# C# C# C# G# G#hard
x x 6 6 6 6 x x x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –x x C# C# G# G# x x x x x xeasy
x x x x 11 11 x x 9 9 x x– – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 – –x x x x C# C# x x G# G# x xhard
x x 1 1 x x x x 2 2 x x– – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 – –x x G# G# x x x x C# C# x xeasy
x x x x x x x x 2 2 6 6– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x C# C# G# G#hard
x x 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 6 6– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1x x C# C# G# G# C# C# G# G# G# G#medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 x x 11 11 x x 9 9 11 112 2 – – 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4C# C# x x C# C# x x G# G# C# C#hard
x x 6 6 x x 6 6 2 2 6 6– – 2 2 – – 3 3 1 1 4 4x x C# C# x x C# C# C# C# G# G#hard
x x 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x 6 6– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4x x C# C# G# G# C# C# x x G# G#hard
11 11 x x 11 11 x x 9 9 x x2 2 – – 3 3 – – 1 1 – –C# C# x x C# C# x x G# G# x xhard
x x 6 6 6 6 x x 2 2 6 6– – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4x x C# C# G# G# x x C# C# G# G#hard

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