C# chord on 8-String Guitar — Half Step Down

in Half Step Down (F-A#-D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C# · F · G#

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Fingerings (16)

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C# chord (Major) is built from the notes C#, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar — Half Step Down 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.

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 F# F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E Drop E E-B-E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down F-A#-D#-G#-C#-F#-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.