C# 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

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C# · F · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 3 4 3	– – 1 2 4 3	x x C# G# C# F	medium
x 6 5 3 4 3	– 4 3 1 2 1	x C# F G# C# F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 5 0 4 6	– 3 2 – 1 4	x C# F F C# G#	medium
x 6 5 0 8 6	– 2 1 – 4 3	x C# F F F G#	medium
x 6 8 8 8 6	– 1 2 3 4 1	x C# G# C# F G#	medium · barre on fret 6
11 10 8 8 8 11	3 2 1 1 1 4	C# F G# C# F C#	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 x 0 11 11	2 1 – – 3 4	C# F x F G# C#	hard
11 x x 0 11 11	1 – – – 2 3	C# x x F G# C#	easy
x 1 1 0 x x	– 1 2 – – –	x G# C# F x x	easy
x 6 5 3 4 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C# F G# C# x	medium
x 6 8 0 4 6	– 2 4 – 1 3	x C# G# F C# G#	hard
x 6 5 0 x 6	– 2 1 – – 3	x C# F F x G#	easy
x 6 8 0 8 6	– 1 3 – 4 2	x C# G# F F G#	medium
11 10 8 8 8 x	3 2 1 1 1 –	C# F G# C# F x	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 x 0 11 x	2 1 – – 3 –	C# F x F G# x	easy
11 x x 12 11 11	1 – – 4 2 3	C# x x F G# C#	hard

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 – 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# 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#Whole Step Down (D) D-G-C-F-A-D Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D 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.