C# chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C# · F · G#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C# shapes as text

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

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 Em 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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E 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.