C#5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy

in Double Daddy (D-A-D-D-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#5

Power Chord

Notes:C# · G#

mediumbarre on fret 4

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-D

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.