C# chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C# · F · G#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 2 2 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x C# G# C# F G#	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 2 2 2 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x G# C# F x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 x 6 5 0	4 1 – 3 2 –	C# F x F G# G#	hard
7 0 7 6 5 0	3 – 4 2 1 –	C# C# C# F G# G#	medium
7 7 7 6 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	C# G# C# F x x	medium
7 7 7 9 10 9	1 1 1 2 4 3	C# G# C# G# C# F	medium · barre on fret 7
11 0 11 9 10 9	3 – 4 1 2 1	F C# F G# C# F	medium · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 x 10 0	2 – 3 – 1 –	F C# F x C# G#	easy
11 0 11 x x 0	1 – 2 – – –	F C# F x x G#	easy
x 0 2 2 2 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x C# G# C# F x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 2 2 x	1 2 1 1 1 –	G# F G# C# F x	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 x 5 0	3 1 4 – 2 –	C# F C# x G# G#	hard
x 0 7 6 5 5	– – 4 3 1 2	x C# C# F G# C#	medium
7 7 7 6 x 0	2 3 4 1 – –	C# G# C# F x G#	hard
7 7 7 9 x 9	1 1 1 2 – 3	C# G# C# G# x F	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 9 10 9	– – 3 1 2 1	x C# F G# C# F	medium · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C# chord (Major) is built from the notes C#, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop F# 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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#, 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.