C#5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

✕✕2341C#G#C#C#
C#5
Power Chord
Notes:C# · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
C#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 4 4 1 x– 2 3 4 1 –x C# G# C# C# xmedium
x 4 4 4 x x– 1 1 1 – –x C# G# C# x xeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 11 8 9– – 2 4 1 3x x C# G# G# C#medium
9 11 9 11 x x1 2 1 3 – –C# G# C# G# x xmedium · barre on fret 9
x x x 4 1 4– – – 2 1 3x x x C# C# G#medium
x 4 4 x x x– 1 2 – – –x C# G# x x xeasy
x x 9 x 8 9– – 2 – 1 3x x C# x G# C#easy
9 11 9 x x x1 2 1 – – –C# G# C# x x xmedium · barre on fret 9
x x x x 1 4– – – – 1 2x x x x C# G#medium
x 4 4 4 x 4– 1 2 3 – 4x C# G# C# x G#hard
x x 9 11 8 x– – 2 3 1 –x x C# G# G# xmedium
x x 9 11 x x– – 1 2 – –x x C# G# x xmedium
x 4 x 4 1 4– 2 – 3 1 4x C# x C# C# G#hard
x 4 4 4 8 4– 1 1 1 2 1x C# G# C# G# G#hard · barre on fret 4
x x 9 x 8 x– – 2 – 1 –x x C# x G# xeasy
9 11 x x x x1 2 – – – –C# G# x x x xmedium

The C#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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.