C#5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

✕✕22413C#G#G#C#
C#5
Power Chord
Notes:C# · G#
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
C#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 6 2 4 x– 2 4 1 3 –x C# G# G# C# xhard
x 4 6 7 4 6– 1 2 4 1 3x C# G# C# C# G#medium · barre on fret 4
x x x 7 x 6– – – 2 – 1x x x C# x G#easy
x x 11 7 11 11– – 2 1 3 4x x C# C# G# C#hard
11 11 11 x x x1 1 1 – – –C# G# C# x x xeasy · barre on fret 11
x 4 x 2 4 x– 2 – 1 3 –x C# x G# C# xhard
x 4 6 7 4 x– 1 2 3 1 –x C# G# C# C# xmedium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 7 x x– – 1 2 – –x x G# C# x xeasy
11 11 11 7 x x2 3 4 1 – –C# G# C# C# x xhard
11 11 x x x x1 2 – – – –C# G# x x x xeasy
x 4 6 2 x x– 2 3 1 – –x C# G# G# x xhard
x x x x 4 6– – – – 1 2x x x x C# G#medium
x x 6 7 x 6– – 1 3 – 2x x G# C# x G#easy
x x x 7 11 11– – – 1 2 3x x x C# G# C#hard
11 11 11 x 11 x1 2 3 – 4 –C# G# C# x G# xhard
x 4 x 2 x x– 2 – 1 – –x C# x G# x xhard

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