C# chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C# · F · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 3 1 0 4 0	1 2 1 – 3 –	C# G# C# F C# F	medium · barre on fret 1
5 3 5 3 4 3	3 1 4 1 2 1	F G# F G# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 8 0 4 0	– 2 3 – 1 –	x C# G# F C# F	hard
5 0 8 0 8 8	1 – 2 – 3 4	F F G# F F C#	medium
x 8 8 8 8 8	– 1 1 1 1 1	x C# G# C# F C#	easy · barre on fret 8
1 3 1 0 4 3	1 2 1 – 4 3	C# G# C# F C# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 3 5 3 4 3	– 1 3 1 2 1	x G# F G# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 8 0 4 8	– 2 3 – 1 4	x C# G# F C# C#	hard
5 0 8 8 8 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	F F G# C# F F	medium
x 8 8 8 8 0	– 1 1 1 1 –	x C# G# C# F F	easy · barre on fret 8
1 3 1 3 4 0	1 2 1 3 4 –	C# G# C# G# C# F	medium · barre on fret 1
5 3 5 3 4 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	F G# F G# C# x	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 8 8 4 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C# G# C# C# F	hard
5 8 8 0 8 0	1 2 3 – 4 –	F C# G# F F F	medium
x 8 8 8 8 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x C# G# C# F x	easy · barre on fret 8
1 0 1 0 4 3	1 – 2 – 4 3	C# F C# F C# G#	medium

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 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.