C# chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C# · F · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 3 0 4 6	– 2 1 – 3 4	x C# F F C# G#	medium
x 4 3 3 4 3	– 2 1 1 3 1	x C# F G# C# F	easy · barre on fret 3
x 4 6 0 4 6	– 1 3 – 2 4	x C# G# F C# G#	medium
x x x 8 8 6	– – – 2 3 1	x x x C# F G#	medium
11 8 11 8 11 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	C# F C# C# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
11 11 11 12 11 11	1 1 1 2 1 1	C# G# C# F G# C#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 6 0 4 3	– 2 4 – 3 1	x C# G# F C# F	medium
x 4 3 3 4 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x C# F G# C# x	medium
x 4 6 0 4 x	– 1 3 – 2 –	x C# G# F C# x	medium
6 8 6 8 8 6	1 2 1 3 4 1	G# F G# C# F G#	medium · barre on fret 6
11 8 11 0 11 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	C# F C# F G# x	medium
11 11 11 12 11 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	C# G# C# F G# x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 3 0 x 6	– 2 1 – – 3	x C# F F x G#	hard
x 4 3 3 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x C# F G# x x	easy
x 4 6 0 x x	– 1 2 – – –	x C# G# F x x	medium
x 8 6 8 8 6	– 2 1 3 4 1	x F G# C# F G#	medium · barre on fret 6

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 – Open Dm 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open Dm 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.