C#5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

✕✕✕✕12C#G#
C#5
Power Chord
Notes:C# · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
C#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 3 x x– – 1 2 – –x x C# G# x xmedium
x 6 x 3 4 6– 3 – 1 2 4x C# x G# C# G#hard
x x x x 4 6– – – – 1 2x x x x C# G#medium
x 6 8 8 x x– 1 2 3 – –x C# G# C# x xmedium
x x x 8 11 11– – – 1 2 3x x x C# G# C#medium
x x x x 11 11– – – – 1 2x x x x G# C#easy
x x 1 3 4 x– – 1 2 3 –x x C# G# C# xmedium
x 6 x 3 4 x– 3 – 1 2 –x C# x G# C# xhard
x 6 8 8 4 x– 2 3 4 1 –x C# G# C# C# xhard
x 6 8 x x x– 1 2 – – –x C# G# x x xmedium
x x x 8 11 x– – – 1 2 –x x x C# G# xmedium
11 x x x 11 111 – – – 2 3C# x x x G# C#easy
x 1 1 x x x– 1 2 – – –x G# C# x x xeasy
x 6 x 3 x x– 2 – 1 – –x C# x G# x xhard
x x x 8 4 6– – – 3 1 2x x x C# C# G#hard
x 6 8 8 x 6– 1 3 4 – 2x C# G# C# x G#hard

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