C chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C · E · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 3 1 2 1	– 4 3 1 2 1	x C E G C E	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 3 x 2 4	– 3 2 – 1 4	x C E x C G	hard
x 4 3 x 6 4	– 2 1 – 4 3	x C E x E G	hard
x 4 6 6 6 4	– 1 2 3 4 1	x C G C E G	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 6 6 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x G C E x	easy · barre on fret 6
11 8 x 10 9 x	4 1 – 3 2 –	C E x E G x	hard
x x 11 10 9 9	– – 4 3 1 2	x x C E G C	medium
11 11 11 10 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	C G C E x x	medium
x 4 3 1 2 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C E G C x	medium
x x 3 6 2 4	– – 2 4 1 3	x x E C C G	hard
x 4 3 6 x 4	– 2 1 4 – 3	x C E C x G	hard
x 4 6 6 6 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x C G C E x	medium
6 8 6 6 6 x	1 2 1 1 1 –	G E G C E x	medium · barre on fret 6
11 8 11 x 9 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	C E C x G x	hard
x x 11 10 9 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x x C E G x	medium
11 11 x 10 x x	2 3 – 1 – –	C G x E x x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C chord (Major) is built from the notes C, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# 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	E
5	7	G

More C chords

Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

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

See C 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 Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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

What notes make up the C chord?

C is a Major chord built from the notes C, E, 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.